Lei kūkui

human history

Lei kūkui. Candlenut seed necklace. This is a necklace made of kūkui seeds threaded into black textile tape. There is a knot in between each seed and a total of thirty six kūkui seeds that make up the entire necklace. The kūkui seeds are polished, dark brown in colour and hollowed. The longer ends of tape would be tied at the back of the wearers neck. This kind of necklace would be given at occasions that mark enlightenment.

Nama tāpiringa: 1985.176 Whakahounga o Mua: 18 Aug 2026
Ingoa Kē

Candlenut seed necklace (English)

Wāhi
Hawaii/United States of America
Accession Number

1985.176

Rā Tāpiringa

07 Jun 1985

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

51829 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

Uiuitia Tirohanga API
8 Mātātuhi
ornament, neck, 1985.176, 51829, Photographed by Denise Baynham, digital, 23 Mar 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
ornament, neck, 1985.176, 51829, Photographed by Denise Baynham, digital, 23 Mar 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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