Te mwae ni wi n aomata
human history
Te mwae ni wi n aomata. Neck ornament of human teeth. This te mae (Neck ornament) consists of 36 wi n aomata (human teeth) in total, each perforated at the root. The wi n aomata are strung onto te kora (coconut sennit) of a light brown colour. A black te moromoro (trade bead) is interspersed between each wi n aomata. The kora is knotted at each end. Each wi n aomata is off-white and yellowed with age. The kora fibre is loose at one end.
Nama tāpiringa: 1951.207.51 Whakahounga o Mua: 30 Nov 2018
- 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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Neck ornament of human teeth (English)
- Momo Ingoa Kē
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- Kupu whakaahua
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- Wāhi
- Gilbert Islands/Kiribati
- 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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1951.207.51
- Rā Tāpiringa
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19 Dec 1951
- Tohu Tuakiri Kē
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32569 (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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