discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Pareu human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēWaist garment (English)Kupu whakaahuaPareu. Skirt. Made from kiriau (hibiscus fibre). Bundles of dyed green kiriau are wrapped around two two-ply twisted cotton cords. A single-pair of twining is tied across the bundles of kiriau (approximately 20mm below the waistband cord). An additional two rows of twining are tied across the bundles of kiriau (approximately 40mm below the waistband cord), further defining the waistband. Seven tassels hang approximately 120mm from the top of the waistband. Each tassel consists of a puka seed with a bundle of natural coloured kiriau threaded through a puka seed attached to cotton thread that is tied to the two rows of twining.WāhiCook IslandsAccession Number1984.77Rā Tāpiringa25 Jan 1984Tohu Tuakiri Kē50763 (ethnology)50963 (incorrect number)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Pareu, 1984.77, 50763, 50963, Photographed by Andrew Hales,… … Read more Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1984.77, 50763Takenga ā-AhureaCook IslandsKaiwaihanga Matua Unknown (Maker)WāhiCook IslandsRāPre 1984Tikanga Waihangawoven plaitedPāohohibiscus (fibre)/plant fibre/natural fibre/fibreseed/plant materialcotton thread/threadRaraunga Ine1020mm390mm30mmTaumata whakarōpūClothing, OuterwearPersonal Artefacts SkirtMain GarmentsClothing03 Personal Artifacts 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