discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Tiputa human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa Kēponcho (English)Kupu whakaahuaTiputa. Poncho. Made of tapa (barkcloth). Tiputa has akaverevere (fringing) and is decorated with geometric patterns incised across the tiputa. Neckline is incised in patara (serrated) edges. Yellow in colour.WāhiRarotonga/Cook IslandsWāhi HāngaiRarotonga/Cook IslandsRā Tāpiringa1899Tohu Tuakiri Kē8352 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete poncho 8352, Cultural Permissions Apply Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 8352Kuputuhi e Wātea Tūmatanui ana'Early missionaries probably introduced the poncho from Tahiti in an effort to cover the bodies of their converts. This tiputa has been dyed yellow, perhaps with turmeric, and decorated with intricate cut-out patters. Although it was collected in Rarotonga in 1899 by the curator of Auckland Museum, these cut-out patterns suggest that it may have been made on Mangaia.' Neich and Pendergrast, 'Pacific Tapa', 1997.Takenga ā-AhureaCook IslandsKohingaCheesemanKaiwaihanga Matua unknownWāhiRarotonga/Cook IslandsRāPre 1899Tangata Hāngāi T. F. CheesemanWāhi HāngaiRarotonga/Cook IslandsPāohobark clothRaraunga Ine1570mm560mmTaumata whakarōpūBark ClothTextileworking T&ETools & EquipmentWhakahounga o Mua22 Aug 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