Hei Upo'o

human history

Hei Upo'o. Hatband. Consisting of multiple land snail pūpū, white with pink/orange coloured tips. The pūpū are bored and threaded onto cotton thread, which are wrapped and possibly sewn into a cotton thread base.

Whakahounga o Mua: 18 Jun 2018
Ingoa Kē

Hatband (English)

Wāhi
Raiatea Island/Society Islands/French Polynesia/Pacific [Tahiti]/French Polynesia/Pacific
Rā Tāpiringa

01 Jan 1910

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

12517 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

Uiuitia Tirohanga API
9 Mātātuhi
ornament; 12517; Photographed by Andrew Hales; digital; 31 Jan 2018; Cultural Permissions Apply
ornament; 12517; Photographed by Andrew Hales; digital; 31 Jan 2018; Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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