Buli Kula
human history
Buli Kula. Cowrie shell. Intended for personal adornment. This cowrie shell is large in size. The shell's exterior is a creamy white colour and its interior cavity is of a darker amber colour. A hole is drilled and pierced on the side of the shell, likely intended for suspension. The outer surface has a glossy patina.
Whakahounga o Mua: 1 Nov 2019
- Collection Area
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- akm.collections.field_type_title_label
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- Te reo Name
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- Ingoa Kōrero Noa
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- Ingoa Kē
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Golden cowrie shell (Fijian)
- Momo Ingoa Kē
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- Kupu whakaahua
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- Wāhi
- Fiji
- 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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- Rā Tāpiringa
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1924
- Tohu Tuakiri Kē
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14847 (ethnology)
O166 (Edge-Partington)
- 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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