Cloak Pin
18118
From: New Zealand | North Island | Hawke's Bay Region | Napier
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Native Name | Aurei |
| Object Number | 18118 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Maori |
| Provenience | New Zealand | North Island | Hawke's Bay Region | Napier |
| Period | Te Huringa I Period |
| Date Made | 1800 - 1900 CE |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Bone | New Zealand Flax |
| Description | An aurei (cloak pin) made of bone, curved, with a perforation at one end. A cord made of muka (processed New Zealand flax) is strung through the perforation. Aurei were used to fasten cloaks around the shoulders. |
| Height | 10.1 cm |
| Width | 0.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of William Pepper, 1891 |
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