discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou waist garment human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēTa'ovala Fanakio (Tongan)Kupu whakaahuaTa'ovala fanakio. Fanakio waistmat. Ta'ovala are the formal wear of a Tonga, they are worn to formal events and cultural events by men, women and children. They are made from different types f fibres and can be decorated or left plain. There is also a hierarchy of ta'ovala and one wears the appropriate type to an even depending on how you stand in the social setting. This ta'ovala is woven from fanakio (fibre) strips, it is rectangular in shape, and given its size it was most likely made for a child. The top edge is lined with a light blue fabric. The main decorative elements of the ta'ovala is the row of red and blue floral embroidery towards the bottom, there is a sketched outline of a flower in blue perhaps where the maker originally intended to embroider the flowers. There is open weave at the bottom edge of the ta'ovala the top of which has been woven with green, blue and red wool.WāhiTonga/PacificAccession Number1976.73Rā Tāpiringa1976Tohu Tuakiri Kē47579 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete waist garment, 1976.73, 47579, Cultural Permissions Apply Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1976.73, 47579Takenga ā-AhureaTonganWāhiTonga/PacificTikanga Waihangawoven embroideryneedleworkWaitohu/māka47579 Niuafo'ou TONGAPāohohibiscus (fibre)/plant fibre/natural fibre/fibre[hibiscus (fibre)]/plant fibre/natural fibre/fibre/AAT Materials[wool textile]Raraunga Ine1020mm360mm350mm1018mm2mmHuinga KaupapaFibrework/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Women/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Taumata whakarōpūOrnament, WaistBody AdornmentOrnamentPersonal ArtefactsWhakahounga o Mua31 Mar 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