Te bure
- Description:
- Te Bure. Dance ornament of egg cowrie shells. This is a dance ornament worn upon the neck or arms. They are considered rare and of value. They would be worn for the ruoia dance. The bure are bulbous in form, off-white in colour and smooth in surface texture. Some transparent pale brown marks dapple the surface. Both of their ends feature short spires. Opposite, the other ends present an interior canal. The aperture of the bure are narrow. Thei...
- 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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