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Titi lau niu

human history
  • Ingoa Kē

    Dance skirt (English)

  • Kupu whakaahua

    Titi lau niu. Dancing skirt made from coconut leaves. This titi lau niu is natural in colour. Strips of processed lau niu (coconut leaf) are cut to the same length and width and woven into a waistband made from 3-ply braided lau fa (pandanus). The fibres are dry and brittle. A titi lau niu like is worn in performance of Koli.

  • Wāhi
  • Accession Number
    1989.51
  • Rā Tāpiringa
    15 Apr 1989
  • Tohu Tuakiri Kē

    53154 (ethnology)

  • Wāhanga

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