discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Te katau te tumara human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēWaist ornament of nautilus shells (English)Kupu whakaahuaTe katau te tumara. Waist ornament of nautilus shells. This is worn by girls and young women as part of their dance costume. This is made up of two components; te tumara (nautilus shells) and te kora (sennit cordage). Large and thick te kora, plaited together using three-ply technique, is employed as the base of te katau. Off-white te tumara, numbered in forty-one, are perforated and lashed on by a thin two-ply te kora. Residue can be seen inside many of the shells.WāhiNonouti/Gilbert Islands/KiribatiAccession Number1940.3Rā Tāpiringa1940Tohu Tuakiri Kē25214.7 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Te katau te tumara, 1940.3, 25214.7, Photographed by Daan… … Read more Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1940.3, 25214.7Takenga ā-AhureaKiribatiKohingaMaudeKaiwaihanga Matua Unknown (Maker)WāhiNonouti/Gilbert Islands/KiribatiRāPre 1940Tikanga Waihangaplaited lashedWaitohu/māka25214.7; NONOUTI; GILBERT IS.; DEP. (handwritten) 25214.7; NONOUTI; GILBERT IS.; DEP.; MAUDE (handwritten) YYY.7 (handwritten)Pāohosennit/cord (fiber product)Nautilus/seashell/shellRaraunga Ine1000mm32mm41mmHuinga KaupapaAdornment/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Taumata whakarōpūOrnament, WaistBody AdornmentOrnamentPersonal ArtefactsWhakahounga 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