discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Pare eva human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēMask (English)Kupu whakaahuaPare eva. Mask. Made of tapa (barkcloth) that is pulled over a wooden and metal frame. The tapa is decorated with motifs painted in black dye. Conical in shape with three finials. Bundles of kiriau (hibiscus fibre) decorate each finial. Three elliptical slits are cut out to form the eyes and the mouth. Kiriau braided into iri-taki-toru (3-ply plait) with multiple loose strands of kiriau draping the sides and back of the pare eva. Strips of tapa dangle from the bottom of the pare eva, with a tuft of hair, possibly human hair, also interwoven into the bottom of the pare eva.Wāhi[Rarotonga]/Cook IslandsRā Tāpiringa1899Tohu Tuakiri Kē8381 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Pare eva, 8381, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 20… … Read more Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 8381.1-.2Kuputuhi e Wātea Tūmatanui ana'This mask was collected on Rarotonga in 1899, but it may have originated in Mangaia. This conical form is the most common type made for the eva dance pageants of the late nineteenth century.' Neich and Pendergrast, 'Pacific Tapa', 1997.Takenga ā-AhureaCook IslandsKohingaCheesemanKaiwaihanga Matua unknown (Maker)Wāhi[Rarotonga]/Cook IslandsRāPre 1899Tikanga WaihangabeatenWaitohu/māka8381 Rarotonga (handwritten)Pāohobark clothwood/plant materialmetal/inorganic materialhibiscus (fibre)/plant fibre/natural fibre/fibrehair/animal materialdye/colorantnatural dye/dye/colorantRaraunga Ine870mm310mmTaumata whakarōpūBark ClothTextileworking T&ETools & Equipment Mask, RitualReligious ObjectsCeremonial Artifacts08 Communication Artifacts MaskCeremonial ArtefactsCommunication ArtefactsWhakahounga o Mua20 Sep 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