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Kupu whakaahua: Ei. Necklace. Consisting of small pink-striped coloured pupu (shells) tarona (Scarlet Periwinkle, Littoraria coccinea), and two variations of pupu raroara (small cream-coloured pupu, Melampus flavus, and small chestnut-coloured pupu, Melampus casteneus). The pupu tarona and the chestnut-coloured pupu raroara are arranged into groups of approximately three to five pupu tarona that alternate with larger groupings of cream-coloured pupu raroara, forming a pattern. The pupu are bored and strung end to end on nylon taura tautai (fishing line).
Kohinga: HUMAN HISTORYAccession Number: 1982.33Rā Tāpiringa: 29 Jan 1982Kupu whakaahua: Ei. Necklace. Consisting of small pink-striped coloured pupu (shells) tarona (Scarlet Periwinkle, Littoraria coccinea), and two variations of pupu raroara (small…