Te nikabono. Pendant of conus shell. This is a pendant that would feature as part of a neck ornament otherwise referred to as te mwae te nikabono (Neck ornament of shell). The pendant is circular in shape and flat in form. It has been ground from te nouo (cone shell; conus). Hash marks across the top surface area show where the shell has been filed into a flat form. A circular cavity in the centre shows where the central spire began. The circular broken lines are indicative of the spires lines of growth. A small circular perforation is featured at the top where a cord of te kora (cordage of coconut sennit fibres) would have once been threaded through. The reverse of the pendant shows a flat rim and concaves through a series of circular furrows that define the interior of the shells spire. The surface is off-white and matte in colour. The underside shows some brown residue.