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Ei

human history
  • Ingoa Kē

    Necklace (English)

  • Kupu whakaahua

    Ei. Necklace consisting of small spherical dark brown/black coloured seeds ua (seeds) puka (from the Lantern tree, Hernandia nymphaeifolia) and small pupu (shells) teatea (white). The ei is arranged in small groupings consisting of three ua puka with small clusters of pupu teatea placed in-between each of the ua puka, followed by larger groupings of pupu teatea. The ua puka and the pupu teatea are bored and strung on nylon taura tautai (fishing line).

  • Wāhi
  • Accession Number
    2015.22.9
  • Rā Tāpiringa
    07 Apr 2015
  • Tohu Tuakiri Kē

    56758.9 (ethnology)

  • Wāhanga
Ei, 2015.22.9, 56758.9, Photographed by Jennifer Carol,… … Read more

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