Tāpekārima

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Other Name
bracelet (English)
Description
Tāpekārima, 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.
Place
Cook Islands
Accession Number
2018.68.28
Accession Date
09 Nov 2018
Department
Pacific

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Collection of Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, 2018.68.28
Public Access Text
All 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.
Cultural Origin
Cook Islands
Collection
Jean Mason
Primary Maker
Unknown (Maker)
Place
Cook Islands
Date
Circa 2014
Technique
lashed
Period
21st century
Media
cowrie shell/seashell/shell
coconut (fibre)/plant fibre/natural fibre/fibre
Measurement Reading
220mm
35mm
Subject Category
Adornment/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -
Contemporary Expression of Identity/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -
Fashion/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -
Shell work/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -
Classification
Bracelet
Jewellery
Body Adornments
Adornment
03 Personal Artifacts
Media/Materials Notes
pore’otea

rito - young coconut palm leaflet
Last Update
29 Nov 2018

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