discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Te tui pule human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēTe malele pule uli (Tuvaluan)Te paa kasoa (Tuvaluan)Cowrie shell necklace (English)Kupu whakaahuaTe tui pule. This tui pule is made with taa (peeled and dried young coconut leaves) woven with accents of pule kena (light-coloured cowrie shells). A central rosette of pule uli (dark cowrie shells) are arranged in a flower motif, with three more pule along each side finely strung and woven into cordage of taa. This tui pule was a farewell gift given to the donors in the 1970s.WāhiNanumea/TuvaluAccession Number1987.78Rā Tāpiringa28 Apr 1987Tohu Tuakiri Kē52419 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Te tui pule, 1987.78, 52419, Cultural Permissions Apply Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1987.78, 52419Takenga ā-AhureaTuvaluanKaiwaihanga Matua Unknown (Maker)WāhiNanumea/TuvaluRāPre 1970sTangata Hāngāi Keith and Anne Chambers (Maker)Tikanga Waihangadrilled plaited strungWaitohu/māka52419 (handwritten) TUVALU (handwritten)Pāohoshellcoconut (fibre)/plant fibre/natural fibre/fibreRaraunga Ine221mm108mm30mmHuinga KaupapaAdornment/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Taumata whakarōpūOrnament, NeckBody AdornmentOrnamentPersonal ArtefactsWhakahounga o Mua02 Feb 2024 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