Te bunna

human history

Te bunna. Neck ornament. Made of dark human hair, it is plaited together using three-ply plaitwork. The plaited human hair is of an extremely long length, where it is folded repeatedly to form the body of te bunna. Each end is individually tied together using a twisted fibre. Te bunna is specially intended to mark a blessing on a visitor when placed on the neck.

Nama tāpiringa: 1936.295 Whakahounga o Mua: 27 Jun 2023
Ingoa Kē

Neck ornament (English)

Wāhi
Tabiteuea/Gilbert Islands/Kiribati
Accession Number

1936.295

Rā Tāpiringa

1936

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

24041.2 (ethnology)

194 (Maude Collection)

Wāhanga

Pacific

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