Te mwae te burewa

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Te mwae te burewa. Cowrie neck ornament. This mwae (Neck ornament) features a convex disc of takanea (large cowrie) perforated and strung onto te kora (coconut sennit) cord. In addition to the central takanea several red and blue moromoro (trade beads) as well as discs of dark brown te nana (coconut shell) and a smaller purple-tinged burewa are included along the string. A larger yellow burewa is fastened to one end of the mwae.

Nama tāpiringa: 1936.295 Whakahounga o Mua: 9 Jan 2019
Ingoa Kē

Te Mae ae Mbanaki

Neck ornament of cowrie shell

Wāhi
Beru/Gilbert Islands/Kiribati
Accession Number

1936.295

Rā Tāpiringa

1936

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

24022 (ethnology)

117 (Maude Collection)

Wāhanga

Pacific

Uiuitia Tirohanga API
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Te mwae te burewa, 1936.295, 24022, 117, Photographed by Daan Hoffmann, digital, 21 Dec 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
Te mwae te burewa, 1936.295, 24022, 117, Photographed by Daan Hoffmann, digital, 21 Dec 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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