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Te katau te tumara

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Te katau te tumara. Waist ornament of nautilus shells. This is worn by young women as part of their dance attire. This is made up of two components; te tumara (nautilus shells) and te kora (sennit cordage). Large and thick te kora, plaited together using three-ply technique, is employed as the base of te katau. Off-white te tumara, numbered in thirty-one, are perforated and lashed on by a thin two-ply te kora. A gap of considerable size indicates that a couple of shells are missing. Residue can be seen inside many of the shells.

Nama tāpiringa: 1940.3 Whakahounga o Mua: 30 Nov 2018

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Ingoa Kōrero Noa

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Ingoa Kē

Waist ornament of nautilus shells (English)

Belt (English)