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Te ririko

human history
  • Ingoa Kē

    Neck ornament of porpoise teeth (English)

  • Kupu whakaahua

    Te ririko. Neck ornament of porpoise teeth. It is made of two material components: wiin te kua kewe (porpoise teeth) and te kora (coconut sennit fibre cordage). A twisted cord makes up the neck band. The ends have been knotted to prevent the fibres from unravelling. Each strand of the twisted cord has been utilized to thread a single wiin te kua kewe and then intertwined to perceive a double layered look.

    The roots of the teeth are matte and a dark off-yellow colour with shallow internal cavities. The exposed pointed and curved ends of the teeth are polished and off-white in colour. They are double layered along the neck band. Small perforations have been made with a shark toothed pump drill into the roots of the teeth for te kora to be threaded through. This type of neck ornament can be worn by either men or women at any time.

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

    25209.1 (ethnology)

  • Wāhanga

    Pacific

Te ririko; 1940.3; 25209.1; Cultural Permissions Apply

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  • Te ririko; 1940.3; 25209.1; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te ririko; 1940.3; 25209.1; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te ririko; 1940.3; 25209.1; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te ririko; 1940.3; 25209.1; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te ririko; 1940.3; 25209.1; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te ririko; 1940.3; 25209.1; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te ririko; 1940.3; 25209.1; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te ririko; 1940.3; 25209.1; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te ririko; 1940.3; 25209.1; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Ornament

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