Te mwae te ntabo

human history

Te mwae te ntabo. Spondylus shell neck ornament. This mwae (Neck ornament) features two pendants of ntabo (spondylus shell) perforated and strung onto a fine 2 ply cord of te nimwaerere (human hair and coconut sennit). One ntabo is oval in shape and milky orange in colour with a smooth high sheen surface. The other pendant of ntabo is irregularly shaped, highly textured and is red in colour on the exterior.

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

Neck ornament of Spondylus shell (English)

Wāhi
Tabiteuea/Gilbert Islands/Kiribati
Accession Number

1936.295

Rā Tāpiringa

1936

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

24099.2 (ethnology)

241 (Maude Collection)

Wāhanga

Pacific

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