Te bau

human history

Te bau. Head garland. Te bau are worn as a decorative head piece as part of costume adornments for Kiribati female dancers. This te bau consists of a double row of tumara (cowrie shells) of an off-white colour perforated and sewn to a long strip of black cloth with te benu (coconut fibre) and commerical thread. Approximately four to five tumara are missing from te bau. At each end of the bau there are two loops for fastening together. This bau was collected from Nonouti Island, Kiribati.

Nama tāpiringa: 1940.3 Whakahounga o Mua: 8 Sept 2021
Ingoa Kē

Head ornament

Head Garland

Wāhi
Nonouti/Gilbert Islands/Kiribati
Accession Number

1940.3

Rā Tāpiringa

1940

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

25217.1 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

Uiuitia Tirohanga API
9 Mātātuhi
Te bau; 1940.3; 25217.1; Cultural Permissions Apply
Te bau; 1940.3; 25217.1; Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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