Te tui pule
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Te tui pule. Cowrie shell pendant necklace. This tui pule is strung with pule kena (light-coloured cowrie shells) onto nylon string. A large pendant is centred on the tui pule in the form of a large circular disk woven from white taa (peeled and dried young coconut leaves). It is decorated with pule kena around the perimeter. This tui pule can be worn as personal adornment or as part of dance costume regalia.
Nama tāpiringa: 1987.78 Whakahounga o Mua: 2 Dec 2019
- Collection Area
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- Te reo Name
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- Ingoa Kōrero Noa
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- Ingoa Kē
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Tui pule (Tuvaluan)
Shell necklace (English)
- Momo Ingoa Kē
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- Kupu whakaahua
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- Wāhi Hāngai
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- Field Collection Place
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- Wāhi Whāiti Taketake i Kohia ai
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- Rā Kohinga
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- Rā i Kohia i te Wāhi Taketake
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- Accession Number
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1987.78
- Rā Tāpiringa
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28 Apr 1987
- Tohu Tuakiri Kē
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52423 (ethnology)
- Momo Tohu Tuakiri Kē
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- Wāhanga
- Rūma Whakaatu
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- Herenga
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- Momo
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