Hei

human history

Hei. pūpū (shell) and 'Ā'ano (seed) necklace. Broken, consisting of fourteen fragments. The pūpū and 'Ā'ano are bored and threaded onto strips of fau (hibiscus fibre). The pūpū are white poreho (cowrie shells) with yellow rings across their backs, with several of the pūpū yellow in colour. The poreho alternate with pipi seeds (Job's tears, Coix lacryma-jobi) as well as red 'Ā'ano (Adenanthera pavonina, Red-bead tree seeds).

Nama tāpiringa: 1918.71 Whakahounga o Mua: 18 Jun 2018
Ingoa Kē

Neck ornament (English)

Wāhi
Tahiti/Society Islands/French Polynesia/Pacific
Accession Number

1918.71

Rā Tāpiringa

1918

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

8881 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

Uiuitia Tirohanga API
5 Mātātuhi
ornament; 1918.71; 8881; Photographed by Andrew Hales; digital; 01 Feb 2018; Cultural Permissions Apply
ornament; 1918.71; 8881; Photographed by Andrew Hales; digital; 01 Feb 2018; Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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