Artefact
Artefact
Credit Line
Collection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1976.137, 47775
Cultural Origin
Place
Associated Event
Cornonation of the King of Tonga; 1967
Associated Person
Associated Place
Associated Date
1967
Media
Measurement Reading
360 x 35mm
310 x 40mm
515 x 40mm
350 x 40mm
365 x 40mm
Classification
Last Update
31 Mar 2023
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ornament, hair
Department PacificAccession Date 17 Aug 1976Accession Number 1976.137Description Tekiteki. Head adornment. Tekiteki are head adornments which are worn by men, women, and children on their heads as part of their dance attire. They are usually made form…
Tekiteki. Head adornment. Tekiteki are head adornments which are worn by men, women, and children on their heads as part of their dance attire. They are usually made form feathers and a string/rubber band for males, or tied to a tu'aniu for females. This tekiteki is made form tu'aniu and feathers. The tu'aniu is the base of the tekiteki, the bottom 1/4 is left bare as this is the end which is stuck into the dancers hair. Individual chicken feathers are lashed by the stem around the tu'aniu with white string al the way to the top.
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waist garment
Department PacificAccession Date 17 Aug 1976Accession Number 1976.137Description Manafau. Dancing skirt. Manafau are skirts worn to perform in by both men and women and children, they are made from fau (hibiscus) fibre and there are different variations of…
Manafau. Dancing skirt. Manafau are skirts worn to perform in by both men and women and children, they are made from fau (hibiscus) fibre and there are different variations of manafau depending on the maker, the wearer, and the village they hail from. The most basic manafau are made from natural coloured fau but there are others with embellishments such as dyed fau, decorated waistbands etc. This manafau is part of the dance attire of Kolofo'ou village in Tonga and is worn when they perform their Laione lakalaka. This manafau is made from red dyed and natural coloured fau strips. There are vana (circle rosettes) made from fau that alternate colours along the waistband. The fau is dyed in sections and these sections match the colour of the vana at the top of the waistband.
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