discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Te bai n itau human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēGauntlet (English)Kupu whakaahuaTe bai n itau. Gauntlet. This would be applied to cover one's knuckles and then be used in combat. It is made entirely of two-ply kora (coconut sennit fibre cordage). It is bulbous in form. The exterior is made up of knotted and curled two-ply kora. It has been woven to form a concave exterior showing how it would be applied to the wearers knuckles and fists. The surface texture is coarse and rough. The underside is convex and shows an interior of woven and knotted layers. The surrounding edge has a woven finish with a small loose, fibrous strand of kora. It is a mid tone in brown and thick in depth.WāhiBanaba Island/KiribatiAccession Number1936.295Rā Tāpiringa1936Tohu Tuakiri Kē24061 (ethnology)247 (Maude Collection)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Te bai n itau, 1936.295, 24061, 247, Photographed by… … Read more Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1936.295, 24061; 247Takenga ā-AhureaKiribatiKohingaMaudeKaiwaihanga Matua Unknown (Maker)WāhiBanaba Island/KiribatiRāPre 1936Tikanga WaihangawovenWaitohu/mākaDEP; MR. & MRS. H.E.MAUDE.; 24061; BANABA IS. GILBERT IS. (donor information (provenance))Pāohosennit/cord (fiber product)coconut (fibre)/plant fibre/natural fibre/fibreRaraunga Ine140mm90mmHuinga KaupapaAdornment/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Warfare/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Taumata whakarōpūGlove, BoxingGear, BoxingSports Equipment09 Recreational ArtifactsWhakahounga o Mua05 Dec 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