discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Ukurere human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēUkeleleKupu whakaahuaUkarere. Ukulele. Musical string instrument. Made from composite materials. Neck headstock and tuners carved and shaped from au (wild hibiscus wood), natural colour. Body constructed fro 3 kapu akari (coconut shells). Plywood for the face of the ukarere, painted in a red hibiscus and green foliage design against a yellow background. 'KISS ME' painted above the hibiscus design, 'RAROTONGA' painted below. Four nylon strings. Metal bridge and saddle.WāhiRarotonga/Cook IslandsWāhi HāngaiRarotonga/Cook IslandsAccession Number1985.346Rā Tāpiringa23 Sep 1985Tohu Tuakiri Kē51926 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Ukarere, 1985.346, 51926, Photographed by Jennifer Carol,… … Read more Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1985.346Takenga ā-AhureaCook IslandsKaiwaihanga Matua unknown (Maker)WāhiRarotonga/Cook IslandsRāPre 1985Wāhi HāngaiRarotonga/Cook IslandsTikanga Waihangacarved hand-paintedpainting techniquesWaitohu/mākaKISS ME RAROTONGA (painted) 51926 RAROTONGA (handwritten)Pāohowood/plant materialnylon/polyamide/thermoplastic/plastic/organic materialcoconut shell/shell (plant material)/plant materialplywood/plant materialmetal/inorganic materialRaraunga Ine730mm190mmTaumata whakarōpūUkuleleGuitarInstrument, StringedMusical InstrumentsMusical T&E06 Tools & Equipment for Communication 321.322 Necked box lutes321.32 Necked lutes321.3 Handle lutes321 Lutes32 Composite chordophones3 chordophonesWhakahounga o Mua20 Sep 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