discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou waist garment human history Tukua Tirohanga API 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 natural coloured fau and has pule shells and hana (Job's tears) seeds sporadically along the waistband as a decoration.WāhiNiuatoputapu/Tonga/PacificAccession Number1969.94Rā Tāpiringa24 Apr 1969Tohu Tuakiri Kē41317 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete waist garment, 1969.94, 41317, Cultural Permissions Apply Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1969.94, 41317Takenga ā-AhureaTonganKaiwaihanga Matua not known (Maker)WāhiNiuatoputapu/Tonga/PacificRāPre 1969Tikanga Waihangawoven shell work knotted threadcontinuous threadlaceneedlework loopingWānot knownWaitohu/māka41317; 41317? "41317 TONGA"Pāohohibiscus (fibre)/plant fibre/natural fibre/fibreshell[hibiscus (fibre)]/plant fibre/natural fibre/fibre/AAT Materialsseed/plant materialRaraunga Ine711.2mm830mm805mm930mm10mmHuinga KaupapaFibrework/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Men/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Women/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Performing Arts/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Taumata whakarōpūCostume, DanceDance ArtefactsCeremonial ArtefactsCommunication ArtefactsWhakahounga o Mua10 Dec 2020 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