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Hei

human history
  • Ingoa Kē

    necklace

    Neck ornament (English)

  • Kupu whakaahua

    Hei. Neck ornament. Consisting of pink and white coloured spiral shaped land snail pūpū. The pūpū are bored and are threaded onto cotton string. The threaded pūpū are then woven around, and possibly sewn into a cloth fabric base.

  • Wāhi
  • Accession Number
    1931.580
  • Rā Tāpiringa
    16 Nov 1931
  • Tohu Tuakiri Kē

    16874.2 (ethnology)

  • Wāhanga
ornament; 1931.580; 16874.2; Photographed by Andrew Hales;… … Read more

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