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Tiputa

human history
  • Other Name

    poncho (English)

  • Description

    Tiputa. Poncho. Made of tapa (barkcloth). Tiputa has akaverevere (fringing) and is decorated with geometric patterns incised across the tiputa. Neckline is incised in patara (serrated) edges. Yellow in colour.

  • Place
    Rarotonga/Cook Islands
  • Associated Place

    Rarotonga/Cook Islands

  • Accession Date
    1899
  • Other Id

    8352 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Pacific

poncho 8352, Cultural Permissions Apply

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Images

  • poncho 8352, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • poncho 8352, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • poncho 8352, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • poncho 8352, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • poncho 8352, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • poncho 8352, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • poncho, barkcloth
  • poncho, barkcloth
  • poncho, barkcloth
  • poncho, barkcloth
  • poncho; 8352
  • poncho; 8352
  • poncho; 8352
  • poncho; 8352
  • poncho; 8352
  • poncho; 8352
  • poncho; 8352

Artefact

  • Credit Line
    Collection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 8352
  • Public Access Text

    'Early missionaries probably introduced the poncho from Tahiti in an effort to cover the bodies of their converts. This tiputa has been dyed yellow, perhaps with turmeric, and decorated with intricate cut-out patters. Although it was collected in Rarotonga in 1899 by the curator of Auckland Museum, these cut-out patterns suggest that it may have been made on Mangaia.' Neich and Pendergrast, 'Pacific Tapa', 1997.

  • Cultural Origin

    Cook Islands

  • Collection
    Cheeseman
  • Primary Maker

     unknown

  • Place
    Rarotonga/Cook Islands
  • Date
    Pre 1899
  • Associated Person

     T. F. Cheeseman

  • Associated Place

    Rarotonga/Cook Islands

  • Media

    bark cloth

  • Measurement Reading

    1570mm

    560mm

  • Classification

    Bark Cloth

    Textileworking T&E

    Tools & Equipment

  • Last Update
    22 Aug 2018
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