discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou i Taube Bati ni Vuaka human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa Kēpig’s tusk neck pendantKupu whakaahuai Taube Bati ni Vuaka. Boar tusk adornment. A neck adornment consisting of a large boar tusk suspended from a woven plant fibre cord. A thinner cord is threaded through the drilled hole at the base of the tusk and attaches the larger cord to the tusk. Small pink and blue glass beads are threaded onto the strands of the fibre cord.There is a sticker on one side of the boar tusk.WāhiFijiRā TāpiringaUnknownTohu Tuakiri Kē14826.1 (ethnology)O125 (Edge-Partington)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete ornament, neck, 14826.1, Cultural Permissions Apply Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, 14826.1Kuputuhi e Wātea Tūmatanui anaWorn tight at the base of the neck, these boar’s tusk pendants were an integral part of ceremonial, dance and war attire. In the late 1700s and early 1800s with introduced glass beads attached to the fibre ties, they served as symbols of chiefly status and were worn only by those of recognised rank. This would be in keeping with the rest of the Pacific where pigs are high value items, and simply donning a boar’s tusk was indicative of one’s wealth, strength and influence.Takenga ā-AhureaFijianKohingaT W Leys MemorialKaiwaihanga Matua unknownWāhiFijiRāUnknownPāohoboar/tusk/tooth/bonefibreglass/inorganic materialWhakaahuatanga Inetusk diameter 125mmRaraunga Ine125mm (tusk)Taumata whakarōpūPendantOrnament, NeckBody AdornmentOrnamentPersonal ArtefactsWhakahounga o Mua22 Aug 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