discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Titi fou human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēShell necklace (English)Kupu whakaahuaTiti fou. Skirt of lace bark. This is a hand woven titi (skirt) made from lau fou (lace bark). This titi fou is woven to wrap around the waist of the wearer and tied securely with braided cords of lau fou attached at the sides of the garment. The fibre strips of fou are arranged into a waistband with flat pink and green-dyed strips alternating. The fou fibres making up the body of the skirt are natural in colour and dyed in two places with green dye. Titi fou are intended for wearing during dance performances and celebrations. According to Matafele Smith, fou is a resource that is plentiful and grows wild in Niue. In the process of preparing the fibre for weaving, the leaves are cut and bundled. They are then submerged in sea water held down with rocks for approximately seven days wherein the desired fibres loosen and then can be easily stripped away from the rest of the leaves.WāhiNiueAccession Number2004.120.7Rā Tāpiringa18 Nov 2004Tohu Tuakiri Kē56263 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 2004.120.7, 56263Takenga ā-AhureaNiueanKaiwaihanga Matua Unknown (Maker)WāhiNiueRāPre 2004Tikanga Waihangadyed plaited wovenPāohococonut (fibre)/plant fibre/natural fibre/fibreRaraunga Ine810 x 830mm (PCAP)Huinga KaupapaFibrework/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -womenTaumata whakarōpūClothing, OuterwearPersonal ArtefactsWhakahounga o Mua11 Nov 2019 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