Ei
human history
Ei. Long Necklace. Personal adornment. Consisiting of poepoe (blue white oval shape seed) and raroara (type of shell, cream coloured and spiral shaped), melampus flavus (scientific name). The pupu (shells) and seeds are bored with cotton thread threaded through the holes forming the ei (necklace).
Nama tāpiringa: 1993.134 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
- Rarotonga/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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1993.134
- Rā Tāpiringa
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07 Jul 1993
- Tohu Tuakiri Kē
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54585.6 (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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