Taona n riri te burerewa

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Taona n riri te burerewa. Used as adornment for dance costumes, this ornamental belt features burewa (small white cowrie shells) strung onto a cord of te kora (coconut sennit) then incorporated into a thickly woven belt of baa ni kaina (pandanus leaves). It is tied around the waist of a female dance performer, atop the riri, or dance skirt. All such decorative waist ornaments are collectively termed taona n riri. The burerewa are matte white in colour with a slight purple tinge. They are arranged in pairs along the length of the belt which serves to increase the overall width of the band. Two ties of natural baa ni kaina are incorporated to the ends.

Nama tāpiringa: 1936.295 Whakahounga o Mua: 30 Nov 2018
Ingoa Kē

Waist ornament of cowrie shells (English)

Accession Number

1936.295

Rā Tāpiringa

1936

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

23001 (ethnology)

111 (Maude Collection)

Wāhanga

Pacific

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Taona n riri te burerewa, 1936.295, 23001, 111, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 09 Nov 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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