discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Ti’ vesves human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēWaist garment (English)Kupu whakaahuaTi’ vesves. Waist garment made of from strips of vau (hibiscus fibres). The top of the waistband consists of a base of vau strips, from which bundles of strips of vau are wrapped and knotted around, which further extend as loose strips to form the body of the Ti'vesves. Three rows of cotton thread are machine sewn across the top area of the Ti'vesves, forming the waistband. Five rosettes made with light-coloured beige wide strips of vau are attached the waistband. There is braid at each end of the waistband, tali tolu (3-ply), and knotted near their ends, forming the ties. Golden brown in colour.WāhiRotuma/Fijian Outliers/FijiAccession Number1980.261Rā Tāpiringa22 Jan 1980Tohu Tuakiri Kē48717 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1980.261, 48717Takenga ā-AhureaFijianKohingaSamsonKaiwaihanga Matua Sereana Samson (Maker)WāhiRotuma/Fijian Outliers/FijiRāPre 1964Tikanga Waihangawoven plaitedWaitohu/māka48717 R[?]ot[?] (handwritten)Pāohohibiscus (fibre)/plant fibre/natural fibre/fibrecotton thread/threadRaraunga Ine580mm1060mm60mmTaumata whakarōpūClothing, OuterwearPersonal ArtefactsWhakahounga o Mua18 Oct 2023 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