Te mwae

human history

Te mwae ni wiin te kua kewe. Porpoise teeth neck ornament, This mwae (neck ornament) consists of two wiin te kua kewe (porpoise teeth) as pendants perforated at the root and strung to a cord of te nimwaerere (fine twine of human hair and coconut sennit). Although one is significantly larger than the other, each are a yellowed off-white colour.

Nama tāpiringa: 1936.295 Whakahounga o Mua: 12 Jul 2019
Ingoa Kē

Neck ornament of porpoise teeth (English)

Wāhi
Tabiteuea/Gilbert Islands/Kiribati
Accession Number

1936.295

Rā Tāpiringa

1936

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

22935 (ethnology)

262 (Maude Collection)

Wāhanga

Pacific

Uiuitia Tirohanga API
10 Mātātuhi
Te mwae; 1936.295; 22935, 262; Cultural Permissions Apply
Te mwae; 1936.295; 22935, 262; Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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