Te tui pule

Description:
Te tui pule. This tui pule is made with taa (peeled and dried young coconut leaves) woven with accents of pule kena (light-coloured cowrie shells). A central rosette of pule uli (dark cowrie shells) are arranged in a flower motif, with three more pule along each side finely strung and woven into cordage of taa. This tui pule was a farewell gift given to the donors in the 1970s.
Display date:
Made: Pre 1970s; Acquired: Circa 1987
Location:
Tuvalu
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