discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Purumu human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēPurumu kikau (Cook Islands)Broom (English)Kupu whakaahuaPurumu. Broom. Used for ceremonial purposes for welcoming visitors (long brooms). Made of strips of kikau midrib (coconut midrib). The top of the purumu consists of woven coconut fibres derived from the ends of the coconut midrib strips. The strands of coconut fibres are woven out in iri taki toru (3-ply braid). The top of the purumu is further defined with a black rubber strip tied around the bundle of midrib strips near the woven coconut coconut fibres.WāhiCook IslandsAccession Number1985.348Rā Tāpiringa23 Sep 1985Tohu Tuakiri Kē51928 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Purumu, 1985.348, 51928, 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, 1985.348, 51928Takenga ā-Ahurea[Manihiki]Kaiwaihanga Matua Unknown (Maker)WāhiCook IslandsRāPre 1985Tikanga Waihangawoven plaitedPāohococonut leaf midrib/coconut leaf/leaf (plant material)/plant materialRaraunga Ine1110mm390mm150mmTaumata whakarōpūBroomMaintenance T&ETools & Equipment for Science & Technology Broom, WhiskBroomHousekeeping EquipmentMaintenance T&E05 Tools & Equipment for Science & TechnologyWhakahounga 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