discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Te katau te nana human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēWaist ornament of coconut shell discs (English)Kupu whakaahuaTe katau te nana. Waist ornament of coconut shell discs. This is made up of three components; te kora (sennit cord), te nana (coconut shell discs) and te nouo (conus shell). It is a double-stranded piece. Te kora is constructed using the two-ply technique however, the ends have loosened. These are worked by threading te nouo and te nana, which are perforated at the centre. Te nana are of various shades of its natural, dark brown colour. Te nouo and te nana have been drilled or cut from a larger piece. These are thin in depth and small in circumference. A distinguishing quality of this piece is the alternating te nouo and te nana.WāhiNonouti/Gilbert Islands/KiribatiAccession Number1940.3Rā Tāpiringa1940Tohu Tuakiri Kē25120.3 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Te katau te nana; 1940.3; 25120.3; Cultural Permissions… … Read more Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1940.3, 25120.3Takenga ā-AhureaKiribatiKaiwaihanga Matua Unknown (Maker)WāhiNonouti/Gilbert Islands/KiribatiRāPre 1940Tikanga WaihangadrilledWaitohu/māka25120.3; Gilbert Is.; Dep: Maude (handwritten)Pāohosennit/cord (fiber product)[coconut shell]/shell (plant material)/plant materialconus shell/seashell/shellRaraunga Ine395mm172mm20mmHuinga KaupapaAdornment/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Taumata whakarōpūOrnament, WaistBody AdornmentOrnamentPersonal ArtefactsWhakahounga o Mua16 Oct 2019 E hangaia tonutia ana te kohinga tuihono a Tāmaki Paenga Hira; tāpirihia ai ngā whakahoutanga me ngā pūkete i ia wiki. I ētahi wā, kāore anō kia whakaūhia ngā pūkete e ngā kaimahi o Te Whare Taonga, tēnā pea he hapa kei roto i ngā kōrero. Search hua Rapunga hou The gift of curiosity With unlimited free entry to all paid exhibitions, discounted event tickets and exclusive Member-only events, a Museum Membership is the gift that keeps on giving year-round. SEE OPTIONS FROM $60