discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou waist garment, dance human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa Kēta'ovala manafau (Tongan)Kupu whakaahuaManafau. Dancing skirt. Manafau are skirts worn to perform in by both men and women and children, they are made from fau (hibiscus) fibre and there are different variations of manafau depending on the maker, the wearer, and the village they hail from. The most basic manafau are made from natural coloured fau but there are others with embellishments such as dyed fau, decorated waistbands etc. This manafau is made from Red dyed and natural coloured fau, the waistband is completely wovenWāhiTonga/PacificAccession Number1978.100Rā Tāpiringa1978Tohu Tuakiri Kē48338 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete waist garment, dance, 1978.100, 48338, Cultural Permissions… … Read more Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1978.100, 48338Takenga ā-AhureaTonganWāhiTonga/PacificRāUnknownTikanga Waihangaplaited wovenWaitohu/māka48338 TONGA "48338 Tonga Presented"Pāohohibiscus (fibre)/plant fibre/natural fibre/fibre[hibiscus (fibre)]/plant fibre/natural fibre/fibre/AAT MaterialsRaraunga Ine650mm530mm350mm1240mm2mmHuinga KaupapaFibrework/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Men/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Women/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Performing Arts/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Taumata whakarōpūCostume, DanceDance ArtefactsCeremonial ArtefactsCommunication ArtefactsWhakahounga o Mua31 Mar 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