discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Te katau human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēWaist ornament of coconut shell discsTe taona n ririKupu whakaahuaTe katau. Waist ornament. This ornamental belt is worn around the waist atop a woman's dance skirt as part of costume adornment called taona n riri. This katau consists of double strands that are strung with discs of te nana (coconut shells) on fibre cord of te kora (coconut sennit) with seven te buuro (shells) spaced at intervals along one of the strands.WāhiNonouti/Gilbert Islands/KiribatiAccession Number1940.3Rā Tāpiringa1940Tohu Tuakiri Kē25124 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Te katau; 1940.3; 25124; Cultural Permissions Apply Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1940.3, 25124Takenga ā-AhureaKiribatiKaiwaihanga Matua Unknown (Maker)WāhiNonouti/Gilbert Islands/KiribatiRāPre 1940Tikanga Waihangadrilled plaited polished CutWaitohu/māka25124 GILBERT IS. DEP. MAUDE (handwritten)Pāohosennit/cord (fiber product)coconut (fibre)/plant fibre/natural fibre/fibrecoconut shell/shell (plant material)/plant materialshell (plant material)/plant materialWhakaahuatanga Inelength x width 870x40mmRaraunga Ine815mm55mm57mmHuinga KaupapaAdornment/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Taumata whakarōpūOrnament, WaistBody AdornmentOrnamentPersonal ArtefactsWhakahounga o Mua30 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