Ei
human history
Ei. Necklace consisting of small spherical dark brown/black coloured seeds ua (seeds) puka (from the Lantern tree, Hernandia nymphaeifolia) and small pupu (shells) teatea (white). The ei is arranged in small groupings consisting of three ua puka with small clusters of pupu teatea placed in-between each of the ua puka, followed by larger groupings of pupu teatea. The ua puka and the pupu teatea are bored and strung on nylon taura tautai (fishing line).
Nama tāpiringa: 2015.22.9 Whakahounga o Mua: 20 Sept 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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Necklace (English)
- Momo Ingoa Kē
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- Kupu whakaahua
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- Wāhi
- Mangaia/Cook 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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2015.22.9
- Rā Tāpiringa
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07 Apr 2015
- Tohu Tuakiri Kē
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56758.9 (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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