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One piece of a two-piece neck ornament consisting of two mother-of-pearl mussel shells. Each with its own neckband.

Neck ornament

mussel shell, coconut fibre, Tahiti and the Society Islands, d. 12 cm; d. 12.5 cm, Inv. Oz 404 b

Necklace made from bird bones and small snail shells.

Neck ornament

bird bones, snail shells, plant fibre, unattributed, l. 80 cm, Inv. Oz 197

One piece of a two-piece neck ornament consisting of two mother-of-pearl mussel shells. Each with its own neckband.

Neck ornament

mussel shell, coconut fibre, Tahiti and the Society Islands, d. 12 cm; d. 12.5 cm, Inv. Oz 404 a

Necklace made from shell, coconut shell, tortoiseshell, bone and teeth.

Neck ornament tuinga kahoa

shell, coconut shell, tortoiseshell, bone, teeth, unattributed, possibly Tonga, l. 80 cm, Inv. Oz 220

Necklace made from snail shells strung together a plaited string.

Necklace lei

shells, plant fibre, Hawaii, l. 20 cm, Inv. Oz 224

Necklace made from small worn olive nut shells strung together on a cord made of a plant material.

Necklace lei

shells, plant fibre, Hawaii, l. 28 cm, Inv. Oz 243

Necklace consisting of small white shells, small dark wooden discs, small reddish-brown snail shells and larger pieces of tortoiseshell arranged on a string.

Necklace tuinga kahoa

beads, shell, Tonga, l. 60 cm, Inv. Oz 195

Necklace consisting of pairs of brown snail-shells and bird bones arranged alternately on a string.

Necklace tuinga kahoa

snail shell, bird bones, plant fibre, Tonga, l. 94 cm, Inv. Oz 196

Necklace consisting of small wooden discs incorporated into a plaited string.

Necklace tuinga kahoa

wood, plant fibre, Tonga, l. 43 cm, Inv. Oz 192

Necklace consisting of small red snail shells arranged onto a plaited string.

Necklace tuinga kahoa

snail shell, coconut fibre, Tonga, l. 54 cm, Inv. Oz 194

Necklace consisting of small brown snail shells arranged on a string.

Necklace tuinga kahoa

snail shells, plant fibre, Tonga, l. 60 cm, Inv. Oz 193

Necklace consisting of flat white shells, brown wooden discs, small red snail shells, one larger snail shell, and one tooth arranged on string.

Necklace tuinga kahoa

shells, snail shells, wood, tooth, plant fibre, Tonga, l. 78 cm, Inv. Oz 191

Necklace consisting of brown oval seeds and white snail shells.

Necklaces (fragments) tuinga kahoa

seeds, shells, cord, Tonga, Inv. Oz 188

Necklace made of small brown oval seeds and white snail shells.

Necklaces (fragments) tuinga kahoa

seeds, shells, cord, Tonga, Inv. Oz 187

Brown netted bag with large holes made from a plant material.

Netted bag koko

plant fibre, Hawaii, Inv. Oz 155

Long wooden needles made of dark brown wood and pointed at the ends with an eye at the wider end.

Netting needles hui, netting needle hui kupenga

wood, Tonga, l. 40 cm, l. 32 cm; l. 29, l. 23cm, Inv. Oz 200, 201, 203, 204

A bamboo nose flute, closed at both ends. It has six holes along the stem: three are in a row, one at each end, and the other in the middle.

Nose flute fangufangu

bamboo, Tonga, l. 52 cm, d. 3.5 cm, Inv. Oz 407

Nose flute made from a piece of bamboo cane

Nose flute vivo

bamboo, Tahiti and the Society Islands, l. 43.5 cm, d. 3.5 cm, Inv. Oz 408

Two nose flutes made from a piece of bamboo cane.

Nose flutes vivo

bamboo, Tahiti and the Society Islands, l. 37.5 cm, d. 2.5 cm; l. 43.5 cm, d. 3.5 cm, Hanover 1854, No. 13

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