Te mwae ni wi n aomata
- Description:
- Te mwae ni wi n aomata. Neck ornament of human teeth. This is made of two material components: te kora (coconut sennit fibre cordage) and wi n aomata (human teeth). The series of wi n aomata range in type defining the area of the human jaw it was obtained from. A small perforation has been drilled into the root end of each tooth pendant where a two-ply kora has been threaded through. The wi n aomata range in off-white colour, many showing dark...
- Display date:
- Made: Pre 1940; Acquired: Circa 1940
- Location:
- Gilbert Islands
- Collections:
- Auckland Museum Collections Online
- Content partner:
- Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
- Availability:
- Not specified
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