discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Pala Hega human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēFeather headdress (English)Kupu whakaahuaPala hega. Feather head dress. Pala hega were worn by chiefly men of high rank, or warriors. The pala hega was placed at the back of the head with strips of hiapo wrapped around to secure it. This pala hega consists of pale yellow fulu hega (feathers of the hega bird) and long white tailfeathers (fulu tuaki). The fulu plumes are tied together and lashed with lauulu (human hair) and lau fā (pandanus) on a long, pointed wooden shaft.WāhiNiueAccession Number1931.580Rā Tāpiringa16 Nov 1931Tohu Tuakiri Kē16859.1 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Pala hega, 1931.580, 16859.1, Photographed by Jennifer… … Read more Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1931.580, 16859.1Takenga ā-AhureaNiueanKaiwaihanga Matua Unknown (Maker)WāhiNiueRāPre 1931Tikanga Waihangacarved lashedWaitohu/mākaNIUE H.G. CORNWALL (handwritten)Pāoho[mangrove]/hardwood/wood/plant material/AAT Materialspandanus (fibre)/plant fibre/natural fibre/fibrefeather/animal materialhuman hair/hair/animal materialWhakaahuatanga Inelength 87mmRaraunga Ine736mm95mm50mmHuinga KaupapaBark cloth/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Fibrework/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -woodworkTaumata whakarōpūOrnament, HeadBody AdornmentOrnamentPersonal ArtefactsWhakahounga o Mua16 Sep 2019 E hangaia tonutia ana te kohinga tuihono a Tāmaki Paenga Hira; tāpirihia ai ngā whakahoutanga me ngā pūkete i ia wiki. I ētahi wā, kāore anō kia whakaūhia ngā pūkete e ngā kaimahi o Te Whare Taonga, tēnā pea he hapa kei roto i ngā kōrero. Search hua Rapunga hou The gift of curiosity With unlimited free entry to all paid exhibitions, discounted event tickets and exclusive Member-only events, a Museum Membership is the gift that keeps on giving year-round. SEE OPTIONS FROM $60