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Auaro kutini

human history
  • Other Name

    Cushion cover (English)

    Tivaevae (Cook Islands)

  • Description

    Auaro kutini. Cushion cover. Square shape. Red and white pieces of cotton cut into rectangles and triangles, and arranged to create a geometric pattern in a taorei technique (patchwork). Tui auri (machine sewn). Two metal hoops sewn to back to allow for hanging on a wall. Fabric is stained, colour faded.

  • Place
  • Accession Number
    1979.233
  • Accession Date
    07 Dec 1979
  • Other Id

    48677 (ethnology)

  • Department
Auaro kutini, 1979.233, 48677, Photographed by Jennifer… … Read more

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