Te mwae te ningoningo
human history
Te mwae te ningoningo. Shell Neck ornament. This mwae (Neck ornament) consists of a series of perforated te ningoningo (gastropod snail shells) of a light yellow colour woven to a base of baan ni kaina (pandanus). The baan ni kaina is natural in colour. There are two areas along the mwae where ningoningo are missing from the design.
Nama tāpiringa: 1939.127 Whakahounga o Mua: 12 Jul 2019
- Collection Area
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- akm.collections.field_type_title_label
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- Te reo Name
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- Ingoa Kōrero Noa
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- Ingoa Kē
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Neck ornament of snail shells (English)
- Momo Ingoa Kē
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- Kupu whakaahua
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- Wāhi
- Gilbert Islands/Kiribati
- Wāhi Hāngai
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- Field Collection Place
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- Wāhi Whāiti Taketake i Kohia ai
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- Rā Kohinga
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- Rā i Kohia i te Wāhi Taketake
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- Accession Number
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1939.127
- Rā Tāpiringa
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1939
- Tohu Tuakiri Kē
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24556 (ethnology)
- Momo Tohu Tuakiri Kē
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- Wāhanga
- Rūma Whakaatu
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- Herenga
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- Momo
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