discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Pona tapekapeka human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēDress (English)Kupu whakaahuaRakei ura. Dance costume made of kiriau (hibiscus fibre). The neckline consists of bundles of kiriau wrapped and knotted around 2-ply cotton cords. There are eight kiriau tassles on the front of the dress, and eight kiriau tassles on the back of the dress, decorating neckline area. The dress consists of knotted kiriau forming a mesh top-half and mesh sleeves. There is a gap in the top-centre of the neckline where the cords of the neckline are tied off. Both ends of the sleeves and the lower-half of the dress consists of multiple strands of unwoven kiriau.WāhiCook IslandsAccession Number1985.343Rā Tāpiringa23 Sep 1985Tohu Tuakiri Kē51923.1 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Pona tapekapeka, 1985.343, 51923.1, Photographed by Andrew… … Read more Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1985.343, 51923.1Takenga ā-AhureaCook IslandsKohingaNorthcroftKaiwaihanga Matua unknown (Maker)WāhiCook IslandsRāPre 1985Tikanga Waihangawoven plaitedWaitohu/mākaold label says "Northcroft, Aitutaki dress" (Old Label)Pāohohibiscus (fibre)/plant fibre/natural fibre/fibreTaumata whakarōpūOrnament, HeadBody AdornmentOrnamentPersonal Artefacts Costume, DanceCostume, PerformancePublic Entertainment Devices09 Recreational ArtifactsWhakahounga o Mua20 Sep 2018 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