discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Civa Vonovono human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēBreastplate (English)Kupu whakaahuaCiva Vonovono. Breast ornament. The civa vonovono is constructed from composite materials. A large circular shell of civa (mother of pearl) dark and iridescent in colour is the base onto which four cut and polished pieces of off-white sui ni tovuto (whale ivory) are arranged and nailed down to create border on all sides the dark central square of the civa. A twisted cord of natural-coloured wa ni voivoi (pandanus fibre cord) incorporating somosomo (black-dyed pandanus fibre) is suspended from the civa vonovono, attached at two drilled holes, one on either side of the upper area of the civa vonovono. Metal wire is wrapped around one point of the wa ni voivoi due to a previous breakage.WāhiFijiTohu Tuakiri Kē14866 (ethnology)O201 (Edge-Partington)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Civa vonovono, 14866, O201, 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, 14866Takenga ā-AhureaFijianKohingaT W Leys MemorialKaiwaihanga Matua unknown (Maker)WāhiFijiTikanga Waihangacarved braided polishedWaitohu/māka14866 (handwritten)Pāohomother of pearlwhale/sea mammal/mammal/tooth/bonepandanus (leaf)/leaf (plant material)/plant materialmetal/inorganic materialRaraunga Ine297mm163mm30mmTaumata whakarōpūOrnament, ChestBody AdornmentOrnamentPersonal ArtefactsWhakahounga o Mua24 Oct 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. 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