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Te Nuota

human history
  • Other Name

    Waist ornament of human hair

    Te nuota te nano uaai

  • Description

    Te nuota. Belt of human hair. The nuota is a girdle adornment tied around the waist as part of dance costumes for performers. It is very long in length. Made of te ira n atu (human hair), the strands are braided and knotted together to increase the overall length. Each braid of te ira n atu is approximately 12mm in width. This nuota is dark in colour.

  • Place
    Beru/Gilbert Islands/Kiribati
  • Accession Number
    1936.295
  • Accession Date
    1936
  • Other Id

    24157 (ethnology)

    172 (Maude Collection)

  • Department

    Pacific

Te Nuota; 1936.295; 24157, 172; Cultural Permissions Apply

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  • Te Nuota; 1936.295; 24157, 172; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te Nuota; 1936.295; 24157, 172; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te Nuota; 1936.295; 24157, 172; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te Nuota; 1936.295; 24157, 172; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te Nuota; 1936.295; 24157, 172; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te Nuota; 1936.295; 24157, 172; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te Nuota; 1936.295; 24157, 172; Cultural Permissions Apply

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