shell armband
human history
shell armband made from single piece of giant clam shell (tridacna gigas), the outer surface of the band is concave. the inner surface follows this curve, making it convex. armband has a rolled fibre cord tied around it.
Nama tāpiringa: 1951.160.19 Whakahounga o Mua: 14 Jan 2026
- 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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armlet
- 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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1951.160.19
- Rā Tāpiringa
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30 Aug 1951
- Tohu Tuakiri Kē
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32288 (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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