discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Kete human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēKete kapu akari (Cook Islands)Bag (English)Kupu whakaahuaKete. Bag. Kete kapu akari (coconut shell bag). Possible decorative use. Large mature kapu akari cut in such a way as to leave a carrying tatai (handle) over the top opening. Tatai decorated with a series of crosses and lines engraved into it. Base of tatai (both sides) has parau (pearl shell) button and dyed-red kiri au (hibiscus fibre) akamanea (decoration) tied to it. The roughly polished kapu akari is a natural dark brown in colour.Wāhi[Mauke]/[Cook Islands]Wāhi HāngaiCook IslandsAccession Number1979.233Rā Tāpiringa07 Dec 1979Tohu Tuakiri Kē48647 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Kete, 1979.233, 48647, Photographed by Jennifer Carol,… … Read more Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1979.233, 48647.Takenga ā-Ahurea[Cook Islands]KohingaNorthcroftKaiwaihanga Matua unknown (Maker)Wāhi[Mauke]/[Cook Islands]RāPre 1932Wāhi HāngaiCook IslandsTikanga Waihangacarved polished sewnWaitohu/māka48647 COOK IS.? (handwritten)Pāohococonut shell/shell (plant material)/plant materialmother of pearlhibiscus (fibre)/plant fibre/natural fibre/fibreRaraunga Ine140mm160mmTaumata whakarōpūBowlContainerDistribution & Transportation Artefacts Bowl, DecorativeKnickknackDecorative FurnishingsHousehold Accessories02 FurnishingsWhakahounga 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