discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Ei katu human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēHead ornament (English)Kupu whakaahuaEi katu. Headdress. Made of apuraka (stalk of the giant swamp taro). Bundles of apuraka (stalk of the giant swamp taro) strands are woven with their ends loose and curled. Cloth is wrapped and sewn onto a base consisting of wire at the top and bottom. The bundles of apuraka (stalk of the giant swamp taro) are sewn onto cloth using cotton thread. Natural golden brown colour.WāhiRarotonga/Cook IslandsRā Tāpiringa1878Tohu Tuakiri Kē11707 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Ei katu, 11707, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 10… … Read more Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 11707Takenga ā-AhureaRarotonganKaiwaihanga Matua Unknown (Maker)WāhiRarotonga/Cook IslandsRāPre 1878Tikanga Waihangawoven plaitedWaitohu/māka11707 (handwritten)Pāoho[giant swamp taro]clothwire/inorganic materialcotton thread/threadRaraunga Ine260mm45mmTaumata whakarōpūOrnament, HeadBody AdornmentOrnamentPersonal Artefacts HeaddressCeremonial ArtefactsCommunication ArtefactsWhakahounga o Mua20 Sep 2018 Tūemi e whai hononga Ngā hua o DigitalNZ 'ei katu (Headdress) Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa ‘ei katu (head piece) Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa 'ei katu (head band) Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Cook Islands crafts, Pasifika Festival. Auckland Libraries Schoolgirls making 'ei katu (head wreaths), Cook Islands Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Mea e whai hononga ai 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