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Te mwae ae wiin te aomata

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Te mwae ni wi n aomata. Neck ornament of human teeth. A te mwae (neck ornament) of approximately 125 wi n aomata (human teeth), each perforated at the root. The wi n aomata are strung onto te kora (coconut sennit) of a light brown colour and interspersed with one or two te moromoro (trade beads) of sea blue colour. The kora is knotted at each end. Each tooth is off-white and yellowed with age.

Nama tāpiringa: 1936.295 Whakahounga o Mua: 30 Nov 2018

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Ingoa Kē

Neck ornament of human teeth (English)

Momo Ingoa Kē