discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Ei human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēShell necklace (English)Kupu whakaahuaEi. Necklace. Ei consists of two types of pupu (shells) raroara, cream coloured (Melampus flavus) and small chestnut-coloured pupu (Melampus casteneus). The pupu raroara are bored and appear to be arbitrarily arranged, some in larger groups of darker coloured pupu interspersed with smaller groups of cream coloured raroara. The pupu are strung end to end on nylon taura tautai (fishing line).WāhiRarotonga/Cook IslandsAccession Number1981.116Rā Tāpiringa02 Apr 1981Tohu Tuakiri Kē49202 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Ei, 1981.116, 49202, Photographed by Jennifer Carol,… … Read more Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1981.116, 49202Takenga ā-AhureaCook IslandsKaiwaihanga Matua unknown (Maker)WāhiRarotonga/Cook IslandsRāPre 1981Tikanga WaihangastrungPāohoshellnylon/polyamide/thermoplastic/plastic/organic materialRaraunga Ine565mm50mm18mmTaumata whakarōpūOrnament, NeckBody AdornmentOrnamentPersonal Artefacts Body AdornmentsAdornment03 Personal ArtifactsWhakahounga o Mua20 Sep 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