discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Poe human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēEarring (English)Kupu whakaahuaThree Job’s Tears strung on a metal attachment linked to ear suspension hook. These come in twos, making an earring pair.WāhiRarotonga/Cook IslandsAccession Number2018.68.23Rā Tāpiringa09 Nov 2018WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Poe, earrings; 2018.68.23; Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, 2018.68.23Kuputuhi e Wātea Tūmatanui anaAll the items in this collection express how relationships and familial connections are nurtured through the practice of making and the sharing of Cook Islands’ knowledge and skills with regards to cultural objects, music and materiality. Crafting within Cook Islands also represents an income generating practice among creative and cultural communities, specifically with the aspect of contemporary tourist art from these regions as expressions of national cultural identity. This collection also supports the research into expressions of identity through the creative process.Takenga ā-AhureaCook IslandsKohingaJean MasonKaiwaihanga Matua Unknown (Maker)WāhiRarotonga/Cook IslandsTikanga Waihangastrung Pierced drilledWā21st centuryPāohocoix/seed/plant materialmetal/inorganic materialRaraunga Ine70mm (each)Huinga KaupapaContemporary Expression of Identity/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Fashion/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Adornment/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Taumata whakarōpūEarringOrnament, EarJewelleryBody AdornmentsAdornment03 Personal ArtifactsWhakahounga o Mua17 Jun 2019 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