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 worn by women and young girls, particularly for the ruoia dances. This mae is made of a single long string of alternating brown te nana (coconut shell) discs and off-white shell discs. These are strung on a kora (cordage of coconut fibre). Two mollusc shells are attached to mwae at this point.WāhiNonouti/Gilbert Islands/KiribatiAccession Number1940.3Rā Tāpiringa1940Tohu Tuakiri Kē25188 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Te mwae; 1940.3; 25188; Cultural Permissions Apply Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1940.3, 25188Takenga ā-AhureaKiribatiKohingaMaudeKaiwaihanga Matua Unknown (Maker)WāhiNonouti/Gilbert Islands/KiribatiRāPre 1940Tikanga WaihangaCut strungWaitohu/māka25188; GILBERT Is.; DEP.;MAUDE (handwritten) III.3 (handwritten) 25188 (handwritten)Pāohoshellcoconut (fibre)/plant fibre/natural fibre/fibrecoconut shell/shell (plant material)/plant materialRaraunga Ine600mm60mm15mmHuinga KaupapaAdornment/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Taumata whakarōpūOrnament, NeckBody 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