'ei

Description:
'Ei. Neck ornament consisting of small white with brown spots spiral shaped shells, brown and white mottled coloured conical shaped shells with pink coloured tips, and black pearls. There are seven sets of each type of shell which alternate with a single black pearl. There are fourteen black pearls in total. The shells and pearls are bored and threaded onto green coloured nylon wire.
Display date:
Time period: 21st century; Acquired: 05 Feb 2019
Location:
Pacific
Collections:
Auckland Museum Collections Online
Content partner:
Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
Availability:
Not specified
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Auckland Museum Collections
Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira