discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Te mwae ae wiin te aomata human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēNeck ornemant of human teeth. (English)Kupu whakaahuaTe mwae ni wi n aomata. Neck ornament of human teeth. A te mwae (neck ornament) of thirty four wi n aomata (human teeth), each perforated at the root. The wi n aomata are strung onto te kora (coconut sennit) of a light brown colour and interspersed with circular discs of te nana (coconut shell), dark brown in colour. The kora is knotted at each end. Each tooth is off-white and yellowed with age.WāhiNonouti/Gilbert Islands/KiribatiAccession Number1940.3Rā Tāpiringa1940Tohu Tuakiri Kē25195 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1940.3, 25195Takenga ā-AhureaKiribatiKohingaMaudeKaiwaihanga Matua Unknown (Maker)WāhiNonouti/Gilbert Islands/KiribatiRāPre 1940Tikanga Waihangadrilled plaited polishedWaitohu/māka25195 GILBERT IS. DEP. MAUDEPāohofibrecoconut shell/shell (plant material)/plant materialhuman/mammal/tooth/boneRaraunga Ine380mm36mm37mmTaumata 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