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Tiputa

human history
  • Other Name

    Poncho (English)

  • Description

    Tiputa. Poncho. Made of rito (young coconut leaf). Woven out in check and incorporating putaputa (many holes) designs throughout the tiputa. The woven rito is bordered with akaverevere (fringe) formed with bundles of rito strips wrapped and knotted around a cord. Pipi shells are threaded onto the edges of the fringed border and woven rito. The edges of the collar are decorated with two rows of yellow pupu (shells).

    This is further decorated with eight tiare (flower) representations made of yellow and brown pupu. These are incorporated into the two rows of pupu. There are twelve tiare (flower) representation made of pupu threaded across the tiputa, using strips of rito. A braid, iri taki a (4-ply braid) is threaded through the tiputa, forming two ties, with rito aka tautau (tassles). Natural in colour.

  • Place
    Manihiki/Cook Islands
  • Accession Number
    1972.97
  • Accession Date
    30 May 1972
  • Other Id

    45470.3

  • Department

    Pacific

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  • poncho, 1972.97, 45470.3, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 30 Sep 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • poncho, 1972.97, 45470.3, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 30 Sep 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • poncho, 1972.97, 45470.3, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 30 Sep 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • poncho, 1972.97, 45470.3, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 30 Sep 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • poncho, 1972.97, 45470.3, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 30 Sep 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • poncho, 1972.97, 45470.3, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 30 Sep 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • poncho, 1972.97, 45470.3, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 30 Sep 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • poncho, 1972.97, 45470.3, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 30 Sep 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • poncho, 1972.97, 45470.3, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 30 Sep 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • poncho, 1972.97, 45470.3, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 30 Sep 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • poncho, 1972.97, 45470.3, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 30 Sep 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • poncho, 1972.97, 45470.3, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 30 Sep 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • 45470.3; poncho
  • 45470.3; poncho
  • 45470.3; poncho
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  • poncho

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