discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Belt human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēPlaited Belt (English)Kupu whakaahuaBelt. This is a plaited belt. It is made up of two components. The first is the belt itself, which is flat and rectangular in shape, and has been woven from strips of kāniu (the young white leaf of the coconut frond) which have been processed and bleached, producing a permanent white colour. One end of the belt is pointed whilst the other is straight and slightly fringed. The second component is the numerous and colourful geometric-patterned motifs which adorn the kāniu belt. These fakamanaia (decorations) are made from strips of coconut leaf which have been dyed red, green, blue, purple, yellow and orange. They have been intricately woven into the kāniu to create multi-coloured block and zig-zag patterns that stand out against the white-coloured backgroundWāhiNiueAccession Number2004.120.15Rā Tāpiringa18 Nov 2004Tohu Tuakiri Kē56272 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Belt, 2004.120.15, 56272, Cultural Permissions Apply Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 2004.120.15, 56272Takenga ā-AhureaNiueanKaiwaihanga Matua Unknown (Maker)WāhiNiueRāPre 2004Tikanga Waihangaplaited woven handwovenWaitohu/māka56272; Niue; 2004.120.15 (handwritten)Pāohococonut (fibre)/plant fibre/natural fibre/fibrecoconut leaf/leaf (plant material)/plant materialdye/colorantRaraunga Ine715mm40mm18mmHuinga KaupapaFibrework/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Taumata whakarōpūOrnament, WaistBody AdornmentOrnamentPersonal ArtefactsWhakahounga o Mua20 Oct 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