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Taona n riri te burewa

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  • Ingoa Kē

    Waist ornament of cowrie shells

    Te Katau ni burewa

  • Kupu whakaahua

    Taona n riri te burerewa. Used as adornment for dance costumes, this ornamental belt features perforated burewa (small white cowrie shells) strung onto a cord of te kora (coconut sennit) then incorporated into a tightly flat-braided belt of baa ni kaina (pandanus leaves). It is tied around the waist of a female dance performer, atop the riri, or dance skirt. All such decorative waist ornaments are collectively termed taona n riri.

    The burerewa are yellow with an overall glossy sheen. They are arranged in two rows down the length of the taona n riri increasing the band's width. Two ties of natural baa ni kaina are incorporated to the ends each with a toggle of burewa.

  • Wāhi
    Nonouti/Gilbert Islands/Kiribati
  • Accession Number
    1940.3
  • Rā Tāpiringa
    1940
  • Tohu Tuakiri Kē

    25133.1 (ethnology)

  • Wāhanga

    Pacific

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  • Taona n riri te burewa, 1940.3, 25133.1, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 08 Nov 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Taona n riri te burewa, 1940.3, 25133.1, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 08 Nov 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Taona n riri te burewa, 1940.3, 25133.1, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 08 Nov 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Taona n riri te burewa, 1940.3, 25133.1, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 08 Nov 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Taona n riri te burewa, 1940.3, 25133.1, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 08 Nov 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Taona n riri te burewa, 1940.3, 25133.1, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 08 Nov 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Taona n riri te burewa, 1940.3, 25133.1, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 08 Nov 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Taona n riri te burewa, 1940.3, 25133.1, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 08 Nov 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Taona n riri te burewa, 1940.3, 25133.1, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 08 Nov 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply

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