discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou waist ornament human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa Kēkiekie (Tongan)Kupu whakaahuaKafa kula. Beaded kafa. Kafa kula is the name given to a decoratively beaded kafa. They are most commonly worn over a plain kafa that ties a ta'ovala (waistmat) and often has a matching kahoa (necklace). They are worn on special occasions such as weddings, birthdays, white Sunday etc. This kafa kula is made primarily from black wool, which has been plaited and woven into a thick waistband, and has different coloured plastic beads strung on in various combinations.WāhiAuckland/New ZealandAccession Number2004.78.33Rā Tāpiringa04 Aug 2004Tohu Tuakiri Kē56191 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete waist ornament, 2004.78.33, 56191, Cultural Permissions… … Read more Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 2004.78.33, 56191Takenga ā-AhureaTonganKaiwaihanga Matua Unknown (Maker)WāhiAuckland/New ZealandRāUnknownTikanga Waihangaplaited woven beadedWaitohu/māka56191 Tonga Taovala 2004.78.33Pāohowool (hair)/hair/animal materialplastic/organic materialplastic/bead/trimming (material)wool (textile)polyvinyl chloride/vinyl/thermoplastic/plastic/organic materialWhakaahuatanga Ine690 x 140mmRaraunga Ine690mm140mm894mm142mm20mmHuinga KaupapaFibrework/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Men/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Women/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Taumata whakarōpūOrnament, WaistBody AdornmentOrnamentPersonal ArtefactsTuhipoka Rawatoi/Mātūidentified as acrylic wool see description on left see attached external fileWhakahounga o Mua08 Sep 2023 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