Te mwae teimoone
- Description:
- Te mwae teimoone. Neck ornament of shell discs. Te mwae (neck ornament) is made up of three material components: te kora (cordage of coconut sennit fibres), te nana (coconut shell) and te nouo (conus shell). This is a fastened strand of threaded circular discs of te nana and te nouo. The neck band of te kora has been used to thread the discs together. The discs are small, circular in shape and flat in form. They form an alternating pattern whe...
- Display date:
- Made: Pre 1932; Acquired: 24 Mar 1931
- Location:
- Gilbert Islands
- Collections:
- Auckland Museum Collections Online
- Content partner:
- Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
- Availability:
- Not specified
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