Aurei Paua Shell - 5436TO

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$220.00
Aurei were customarily used as a pin for fastening cloaks and may be made from bone, stone, wood or shell. They may also have been worn through the ear as an earring or around the neck as a pendant. Autui are still commonly worn as pendants and earrings and as with most Māori personal adornments, are often passed down generationally.

Material: Paua Shell

Measurements: 110mm x 10mm
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Artist: Te Okiwa Morgan

Position: Tauira (Student)

Iwi: Tūhourangi, Ngāti Wahiao, Ngāti Hinekura, Ngāti Whakaue

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Artist: Te Okiwa Morgan

Position: Tauira (Student)

Iwi: Tūhourangi, Ngāti Wahiao, Ngāti Hinekura, Ngāti Whakaue