discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Pulou fefine human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēHat (English)Kupu whakaahuaPulou lau fā fifine. Pandanus hat worn by women. This pulou is made up of two types of lau fā (pandanus leaf). The first type is undyed and a natural light brown in colour, the second has been dyed black through a method which sees the pandanus being soaked in a drum for one week and then boiled with green selie leaves. These strips of light brown and black pandanus have then been woven with a technique known as lalaga tikitiki, producing an alternating zig zag pattern which according to the old description is called 'kilakila uli.' The entire body of the pulou from the centrepoint of the crown down to the papaki (brim) features this patterning. The hele pulou (hat band) is also made from the same mixture of brown and black lau fā and features a bow or flower at the front, also made from this material but woven using the decorative pekepeke technique/style. An ulu niu (hat block) may have been used at the beginning of the weaving process to ensure that the shape of the crown remained uniform. Hats like these are worn by women for special occasions.WāhiNiueAccession Number2015.14.2Rā Tāpiringa17 Mar 2015Tohu Tuakiri Kē56756.2 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Pulou fefine, 2015.14.2, 56756.2, All Rights Reserved Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 2015.14.2, 56756.2Takenga ā-AhureaNiueanKaiwaihanga Matua Lekei Palemia (Maker)WāhiNiueRā2014Tikanga Waihangaplaited woven handmade TiedPāohopandanus (leaf)/leaf (plant material)/plant materialRaraunga Ine410mmHuinga KaupapaFibrework/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Taumata whakarōpūHat, SunHatHeadwearClothing03 Personal ArtifactsTuhipoka Rawatoi/Mātūnatural and black dyed elementsWhakahounga o Mua30 Jul 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