discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Te mwae human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēNeck ornament (English)Kupu whakaahuaTe mwae. Neck ornament. It is worn around the neck as part of body adornment. This is primarily worn by women and young girls, particularly for the ruoia dances. This mwae is made of a single string of alternating brown te nana (coconut shell) discs and off-white shell discs (which are fewer than te nana discs). These are strung on a kora (cordage of coconut fibre) and knotted together to form the body of te mwae. The knot has four short strings of loose ends.WāhiNonouti/Gilbert Islands/KiribatiAccession Number1940.3Rā Tāpiringa1940Tohu Tuakiri Kē25122.1 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Te mwae; 1940.3; 25122.1; Cultural Permissions Apply Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1940.3, 25122.1Takenga ā-AhureaKiribatiKaiwaihanga Matua Unknown (Maker)WāhiNonouti/Gilbert Islands/KiribatiRāPre 1940Tikanga WaihangaCut strungWaitohu/māka25122.1; Gilbert Is.; Dep. Maude (handwritten)Pāohoshellcoconut shell/shell (plant material)/plant materialRaraunga Ine425mm95mm30mmHuinga KaupapaAdornment/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Taumata whakarōpūOrnament, WaistBody AdornmentOrnamentPersonal ArtefactsWhakahounga o Mua30 Nov 2018 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