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Tautau/Kapeu

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Ihāia Ryan Kai Whakairo (Graduate Carver)
Kāi Tahu, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Tūwharetoa
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124mm x 30mm
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Kapeu are slender adornments with a slight bend at the bottom and were often worn as ear pendants. Kapeu were highly prized and a sign of high rank in Māori society. They are commonly also worn as neck pendants. As with many Māori personal adornments kapeu are often passed down generationally.