Te mwae ni wi n aomata

human history

Te mwae ni wi n aomata. Necklace of human teeth. This te mwae (necklace) is made of 91 wi n aomata (human teeth) perforated at the root and strung on to te kora (coconut sennit) interspersed with small, cylindrical and round te moromoro (glass trade beads) of white, blue, red, clear, and yellow colour.

Nama tāpiringa: 1948.34 Whakahounga o Mua: 30 Nov 2018
Ingoa Kē

Necklace of human teeth (English)

Wāhi
Banaba/Ocean Island/Gilbert Islands/Kiribati
Accession Number

1948.34

Rā Tāpiringa

1948

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

30054 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

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