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Kahoa

human history
  • Common Name
    Adornment
  • Other Name

    Necklace

  • Description

    Kahoa. Necklace. Kahoa are worn as an adornment in Tonga by men, women and children. They can be made from natural and synthetic materials, or a combination of the two. This kahoa Is made from pule shells and sialemohemohe (wild tamarind) seeds which have been strung onto a piece of string. The Kahoa is thick due to three lines of pueki shells connected together to form a thick necklace.

    There are small groups of sialamohemohe seeds inserted into gaps between the pueki shells.

  • Place
    Tonga/Pacific
  • Accession Number
    1982.33
  • Accession Date
    29 Jan 1982
  • Other Id

    49917 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Pacific

ornament, 1982.33, 49917, Cultural Permissions Apply

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  • ornament, 1982.33, 49917, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • ornament, 1982.33, 49917, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • ornament, 1982.33, 49917, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • shell length

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