discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Waist ornament human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa Kēkiekie (Tongan)Kupu whakaahuaKiekie. Waist ornament. Kiekie are waist ornaments which are worn by females in Tonga as part of their formal wear. They are also worn by school girls and boys in Tonga as part of their school uniform. Kiekie are traditionally made from natural materials which are sourced locally in Tonga or in villages. However, kiekie can be made from a combination of synthetic and natural materials, or entirely from synthetic material. This kiekie is made from fau (hibiscus) fibres. The waistband is woven from plaited fau strands and the ties are plaited. Hanging along the length of the waistband are strips of flat fau rosettes. The rosettes are made by wrapping the tape around a nailed board, in a particular pattern to make the circular flat rosettes.WāhiAuckland/New ZealandAccession Number2004.78.31Rā Tāpiringa04 Aug 2004Tohu Tuakiri Kē56189 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Waist ornament, 2004.78.31, 56189, Cultural Permissions… … Read more Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 2004.78.31, 56189Takenga ā-AhureaTonganKaiwaihanga Matua Unknown (Maker)WāhiAuckland/New ZealandRāUnknownTikanga WaihangawovenWaitohu/māka56189 Tonga ta'ovala 2004.78.31 (handwritten)Pāohoplant fibre/natural fibre/fibrepandanus (fibre)/plant fibre/natural fibre/fibreWhakaahuatanga Ine1145 x 460mmRaraunga Ine1145mm460mm1500mm463mm4mmHuinga KaupapaFibrework/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Women/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Taumata whakarōpūOrnament, WaistBody AdornmentOrnamentPersonal ArtefactsWhakahounga o Mua20 Aug 2021 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