discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Woven bodice human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa Kē Woven bodice (English)Kupu whakaahuaWoven bodice. This is a woven bodice garment. It references smocking techniques across the chest area of the bodice. It is made from natural coloured kakoko (young, white central shoot of the coconut palm frond) and te ira (pandanus leaf). When laid out flat, it is rectangular in shape. Flat plaits of te ira form the shoulder straps which have been attached to the top border. The chest part adapts a smocking technique to create decorative patterns. Synthetically dyed kakoko and te ira decorate the gathered pinnules of kakoko. Purple, green, pink and orange synthetic dye has been used to create the coloured patterns in the smocked border of the bodice. The smocking makes up a third of the bodice. The next two thirds has been left as loose strands of pinnules. The sides of the smocked border feature two types of fasteners. A wide, three-ply plaited strip of te ira ties just beneath the bust, then some kora (coconut sennit fibre cordage) features at the top to fasten the bodice of the breast area. This bodice was made by a Marshallese lady based in Kiribati and married to a Kiribati in 1970.WāhiBetio Island/Tarawa/KiribatiAccession Number1985.449Rā Tāpiringa1985Tohu Tuakiri Kē51978 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Woven bodice, 1985.449, 51978, Photographed by Andrew Hales,… … Read more Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1985.449, 51978Takenga ā-AhureaKiribatiKaiwaihanga Matua Unknown (Maker)WāhiBetio Island/Tarawa/KiribatiRāCirca 1970Tikanga Waihangawoven smockedWaitohu/māka51978 (handwritten) 51978; Pres. Appleton; Betio Is. (label, stick on/label)Pāohosennit/cord (fiber product)pandanus (leaf)/leaf (plant material)/plant materialcoconut (fibre)/plant fibre/natural fibre/fibreRaraunga Ine730mm600mmHuinga KaupapaAdornment/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Fibrework/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Women/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Weaving/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Taumata whakarōpūCostume, DanceDance ArtefactsCeremonial ArtefactsCommunication ArtefactsWhakahounga o Mua22 Sep 2023 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