Te mwae
Te mwae. Neck ornament. This is made of wiin te kua kewe (porpoise teeth), te nana (coconut shell), te nouo (cone shell; conus), te kora (coconut sennit fibre cordage) and wi n aomata (human teeth) . Short pendants vary across the mwae and represent wiin te kua kewe and wi n aomata. Four wiin te kua kewe have been threaded between each wi n aomata along the Neck ornament. Around two discs of te nana and in some sections discs of te nouo have been placed between each tooth pendant. The teeth are off-white in colour, partly polished and differ in size and shape. The wi n aomata in this te mwae are significant as they can either represent the victory of a fight where teeth were taken from the defeated and worn by the conquer or in contrast to this, were worn around the neck to preserve and honour the memories of one's ancestors who had passed.
- Collection Area
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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 (English)
- Momo Ingoa Kē
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- Kupu whakaahua
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- 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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1940.3
- Rā Tāpiringa
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1940
- Tohu Tuakiri Kē
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25196.1 (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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