Artefact
Artefact
Credit Line
Collection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1976.137, 47774
Cultural Origin
Place
Date
Unknown
Associated Event
Cornonation of the King of Tonga; 1967
Associated Person
Associated Place
Associated Date
1967
Media
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Classification
Media/Materials Notes
Last Update
31 Mar 2023
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ornament, hair
Department PacificAccession Date 17 Aug 1976Accession Number 1976.137Description Tekiteki. Head adornment. Tekiteki are head adornments which are worn by men, women, and children on their heads as part of their dance attire. They are usually made form…
Tekiteki. Head adornment. Tekiteki are head adornments which are worn by men, women, and children on their heads as part of their dance attire. They are usually made form feathers and a string/rubber band for males, or tied to a tu'aniu for females. This tekiteki is made form tu'aniu and feathers. The tu'aniu is the base of the tekiteki, the bottom 1/4 is left bare as this is the end which is stuck into the dancers hair. Individual chicken feathers are lashed by the stem around the tu'aniu with white string al the way to the top.
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ornament
Department PacificAccession Date 17 Aug 1976Accession Number 1976.137Description Vesa. Anklet/bracelet. This vesa is part of a set of five which would have made up a teunga faiva (dance attire) from Kolofo'ou village in Tonga. Each village in Tonga has…
Vesa. Anklet/bracelet. This vesa is part of a set of five which would have made up a teunga faiva (dance attire) from Kolofo'ou village in Tonga. Each village in Tonga has their own regional dance/s and dance attire that is specific to them that they perform at national gatherings and celebrations. These costumes often utilise the natural resources that are popular and significant to their villages. It is made up of alternating red dyed and natural coloured vana (circular rosettes) which are sewed onto a cotton band. Vana are made from fau (hibiscus fibre) it is cut into strips (the length will determine the circumference of the vana). It is tied in the middle and the fibres spread out split into smaller strips and out into a circular shape. It is then hammered to keep its shape and flattened under something heavy. It is named after sea urchins called vana.
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ornament
Department PacificAccession Date 17 Aug 1976Description Anklets and bracelets, five; rosettes of fau (hibiscus bark fibre), each rosettes sewn on to cotton band;
Anklets and bracelets, five; rosettes of fau (hibiscus bark fibre), each rosettes sewn on to cotton band;
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