discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou 'Ei upoko human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēHair pin (English)Kupu whakaahua'Ei upoko, hair pin. Coconut palm fibre, brown and bleached white.Brown fibre forms larger petals, white fibre forms central floral bit.WāhiAtiu/Cook IslandsAccession Number2018.68.5Rā Tāpiringa09 Nov 2018WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete 'Ei upolo (hair pin), 2018.68.5, Copyright undetermined -… … Read more Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, 2018.68.5Kuputuhi 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)WāhiAtiu/Cook IslandsRāCirca 2012Tikanga WaihangabeatenWā21st centuryPāohococonut leaf/leaf (plant material)/plant materialRaraunga Ine175mmHuinga KaupapaAdornment/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Contemporary Expression of Identity/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Fashion/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Fibrework/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Taumata whakarōpūHairpinOrnament, HairHair AdornmentsAdornment03 Personal ArtifactsWhakahounga o Mua05 May 2021 Tūemi e whai hononga Ngā hua o DigitalNZ Women wearing 'ei upoko (head wreaths), Cook Islands Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Women wearing 'ei upoko (head wreaths), Cook Islands Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Women wearing 'ei upoko (head wreaths), Cook Islands Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Mea e whai hononga ai 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