discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Te mwae teimoone human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēShell currency (English)Kupu whakaahuaTe mwae teimoone. Shell currency. This shell currency consists of small pieces of thick white te nouo (conus shell) and thin dark brown (te nana) coconut shell ground into small discs drilled at their centre and strung in an alternating monochrome pattern on a length of medium brown cord of te kora (coconut sennit), tied off at each end. At four segments on the neck ornament the strand splits into two to create loose oval shapes. The pieces are 7mm in diameter.WāhiOcean Island/Gilbert Islands/KiribatiAccession Number1940.90Rā Tāpiringa1940Tohu Tuakiri Kē25473 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Te mwae teimoone; 1940.90; 25473; Cultural Permissions… … Read more Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1940.90, 25473Takenga ā-AhureaKiribatiKaiwaihanga Matua Unknown (Maker)WāhiOcean Island/Gilbert Islands/KiribatiRāPre 1940Tikanga Waihangadrilled plaited polished shell work groundWaitohu/māka25473 OCEAN IS. PRES. T.M. PLAYFAIRPāohococonut (fibre)/plant fibre/natural fibre/fibrecoconut shell/shell (plant material)/plant materialconus shell/seashell/shellRaraunga Ine223mm80mmHuinga KaupapaCurrency/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Taumata whakarōpūOrnament, NeckBody AdornmentOrnamentPersonal ArtefactsWhakahounga o Mua12 Jul 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