ornament, currency
human history
forehead ornament. tridacna shell disc with turtle shell fretwork plate on front. loss to fret work, aids put in place for fret work. red fibre plaited headband fastened to the disk ornament with red, white and dark beads attached. the ornament was also used as currency.
Whakahounga o Mua: 20 Aug 2021
- 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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dala (Solomon Islands)
- Momo Ingoa Kē
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- Kupu whakaahua
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- Wāhi
- Solomon Islands
- 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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- Tohu Tuakiri Kē
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15125.2 (ethnology)
S178 (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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