Ei

human history

Ei. Necklace consisting of blue/grey ua (seeds) poepoe (Job's tears, Coix lacryma-jobi) and ua mata koviriviri (Red-bead tree, Adenanthera pavonina). The seeds are bored and strung with cotton thread thread in a pattern of two ua poepoe followed by single ua mata koviriviri.

Nama tāpiringa: 1993.134 Whakahounga o Mua: 20 Sept 2018
Ingoa Kē

Seed necklace (English)

Wāhi
Rarotonga/Cook Islands
Accession Number

1993.134

Rā Tāpiringa

07 Jul 1993

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

54585.19 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

Uiuitia Tirohanga API
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Ei, 1993.134, 54585.19, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 24 Nov 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
Ei, 1993.134, 54585.19, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 24 Nov 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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