discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Te bunna te wi ni baneawa human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēNeck ornament of milk fish bones (English)Kupu whakaahuaTe bunnu te wi ni baneawa. Neck ornament of milk fish bones. This is a neck ornament made from three material components: the bones form the head of the baneawa (milk fish; Chanos chanos), te kora (coconut sennit fibre cord) and glass beads. A neck band of braided benu (coconut husk fiber) has been used to thread a double layer of the baneawa bones. The bones are small. They are shaped like an elongated teardrop where the tapered end is accentuated and in some cases fork-shaped. They are off-white in colour and fragile in form. A drilled circular perforation has been made through the base of the bone where kora has been threaded through. Kora extends beyond the threaded double layer of bones. Three glass beads have been threaded onto these ends. They are sequenced by colour: yellow, dark blue and white. The ends of the kora have been knotted off to prevent any unravelling and the Neck ornament has been left unfastened. The term ‘Te Bunna’ indicates elements of protection from harm or a reflection of the wearers social status in society. In some instances it would be used to cleanse an individual of negativity.WāhiBeru/Gilbert Islands/KiribatiAccession Number1936.295Rā Tāpiringa1936Tohu Tuakiri Kē24016 (ethnology)28 (Maude Collection)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Te bunna te wi ni baneawa; 1936.295; 24016, 28; Cultural… … Read more Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1936.295, 24016; 28Takenga ā-AhureaKiribatiKohingaMaudeKaiwaihanga Matua Unknown (Maker)WāhiBeru/Gilbert Islands/KiribatiRāPre 1936Tikanga Waihangadrilled woven [handmade] [handwoven]Waitohu/māka24016; Beru Is.; Gilbert Is.Pāohosennit/cord (fiber product)coconut (fibre)/plant fibre/natural fibre/fibrefish/boneglass bead/bead/trimming (material)Raraunga Ine450mm20mmHuinga KaupapaAdornment/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Taumata whakarōpūOrnament, NeckBody AdornmentOrnamentPersonal ArtefactsWhakahounga o Mua30 Nov 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