discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Ei human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēNecklace (English)Kupu whakaahuaEi. Necklace. Personal adornment. Consisiting of small white and pink/purple coloured spiral shaped land snail shells, Partula hyalina (scientific name). The shells are bored with cotton thread threaded through the holes of approximately six shells forming a bundle. The ei (shell necklace) is comprised of multiple bundles of shells, possibly sewn, onto a cloth base.WāhiRarotonga/Cook IslandsAccession Number1929.301Rā Tāpiringa1929Tohu Tuakiri Kē4456 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Ei, 1929.301, 4456, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital,… … Read more Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1929.301, 4456Takenga ā-AhureaRarotonganKohingaG GrahamKaiwaihanga Matua unknown (Maker)WāhiRarotonga/Cook IslandsRāPre 1929Tikanga WaihangastrungWaitohu/māka4456 (handwritten)Pāohosnail/shellcotton thread/threadclothGastropoda/Mollusca/AnimaliaRaraunga Ine342mm85mm30mmTaumata 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