Taona n riri te burerewa

Description:

Taona n riri te burerewa. Used as adornment for dance costumes, this ornamental belt features burewa (small white cowrie shells) strung onto a cord of te kora (coconut sennit) then incorporated into a thickly woven belt of baa ni kaina (pandanus leaves). It is tied around the waist of a female dance performer, atop the riri, or dance skirt. All such decorative waist ornaments are collectively termed taona n riri. The burerewa are matte white ...

Display date:

Made: Pre 1936; Acquired: Circa 1936

Location:

Gilbert Islands

Collections:

Auckland Museum Collections Online

Content partner:

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Availability:

Not specified