discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Tāpekārima human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa Kēbracelet (English)Kupu whakaahuaTāpekārima, bracelet. Two rows of small white cowrie shells lashed together with rito. One cowrie shell at end as toggle and a loop formed with rito at other end as clasp.WāhiCook IslandsAccession Number2018.68.28Rā Tāpiringa09 Nov 2018WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, 2018.68.28Kuputuhi e Wātea Tūmatanui anaAll the items in this collection express how relationships and familial connections are nurtured through the practice of making and the sharing of Cook Islands’ knowledge and skills with regards to cultural objects, music and materiality. Crafting within Cook Islands also represents an income generating practice among creative and cultural communities, specifically with the aspect of contemporary tourist art from these regions as expressions of national cultural identity. This collection also supports the research into expressions of identity through the creative process.Takenga ā-AhureaCook IslandsKohingaJean MasonKaiwaihanga Matua Unknown (Maker)WāhiCook IslandsRāCirca 2014Tikanga WaihangalashedWā21st centuryPāohocowrie shell/seashell/shellcoconut (fibre)/plant fibre/natural fibre/fibreRaraunga Ine220mm35mmHuinga KaupapaAdornment/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Contemporary Expression of Identity/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Fashion/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Shell work/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Taumata whakarōpūBraceletJewelleryBody AdornmentsAdornment03 Personal ArtifactsTuhipoka Rawatoi/Mātūpore’otea rito - young coconut palm leafletWhakahounga o Mua29 Nov 2018 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