Moana's Necklace

Moana's Necklace is an object in the 2016 Disney animated feature Moana. It is where the heart of Te Fiti was kept safe through out Moana and Maui's journey to return it to the Island Goddess.
== Role in the film ==
It was originally Gramma Tala's and when she was laying on her death bed, she placed the heart of Te Fiti inside it before handing it to Moana. Moana put it around her neck when she realized what she must do to save her island and people, with the heart safely around the neck. It even kept it safe through out the storm that made Moana's boat crash and wash up on Maui's Island; and with Maui's attempts to throw Moana off of the boat and the Ocean helping her to get back onboard.
The Kakamora had even tried to take the necklace from Moana's neck, when they saw that the heart was inside it; the two fighting over it however did force the necklace to open and send the gem towards a rock eating rooster. When Tamatoa saw how shiny the necklace was he tried to take it, but later lost interest when Moana told the giant crab that it belonged to her grandmother and got carried away talking about himself. The reason why Moana didn't want Tomatoa to take the necklace, is because that it was the last thing that her grandmother had given her and couldn't risk the giant crab getting his pincers on the heart.
When Moana came face to face with the ghost of her ancestor, Matai Vasa, he placed his hand on the pendent of his necklace and she did the same with hers. Which could mean that necklaces like theirs are wore by Wayfinders that are the leaders of their own voyage and fellow voyagers.
==Gallery==
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Moana-disneyscreencaps com-1018.jpg|"Younger" Tala wearing it
Moana-disneyscreencaps com-3478.jpg|The Heart of Te Fiti being placed in it
Moana-disneyscreencaps com-3473.jpg|Dying Tala handing her necklace to Moana
Moana-disneyscreencaps.com-3542.jpg|Moana putting on the necklace.
Moana-disneyscreencaps.com-4142.jpg|The Heart still safe inside the necklace after the storm, to Moana's relief
Moana-disneyscreencaps com-5315.jpg|The size of both the necklace and the gem
Moana-disneyscreencaps com-5481.jpg|A Kakamora trying to take the necklace, so it could steal the heart
Moana-disneyscreencaps com-11408.jpg|The necklace in the end credits
Moana's Necklace concept art.jpg|Concept Art of the necklace
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Moana Coin Purse.jpg|Coin Purse of the necklace's pendant
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Disney Moana Singing Necklace.jpg|Singing Necklace
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T-moana-2.png|The necklace as a token in Disney Magic Kingdoms
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==Trivia==
*Over forty designs were proposed for Moana's necklace. The final appearance was chosen to represent Moana's ties to both the land and sea. The stars on the necklace represent Moana's identity as a navigator.
*The pendant on the necklace looks very similar to the one that is on Matai's chief necklace.
*The pendant appears to be made out of a Pāua shell.
==References==
Category:Moana
Category:Articles of Clothing
Category:Objects
Category:Disney Magic Kingdoms
Category:Wreck-It Ralph objects
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