discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Rakei ura human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēBodice (English)Dance costume (English)Kupu whakaahuaRakei ura. Bodice of a dance costume. Woven from kiriau (hibiscus) in flat spiral bands then sewn together to make the bodice and two shoulder straps. Shells attached as decorative elements at the centre and at the straps. Golden natural colour.WāhiCook IslandsWāhi HāngaiCook IslandsAccession Number1972.97Rā Tāpiringa30 May 1972Tohu Tuakiri Kē45470.1 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Rakei ura, 1972.97, 45470.1, Photographed by Andrew Hales,… … Read more Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1972.97, 45470.1Takenga ā-AhureaCook IslandsKaiwaihanga Matua Unknown (Maker)WāhiCook IslandsRāPre 1972Wāhi HāngaiCook IslandsTikanga Waihangahandmade handwovenWaitohu/māka45470 (handwritten)Pāohohibiscus (fibre)/plant fibre/natural fibre/fibrecowrie shell/seashell/shellRaraunga Ine410 x 980mm660mmTaumata whakarōpūSkirtClothing, OuterwearPersonal ArtefactsWhakahounga 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