discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Liku human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēDance skirt (English)Waist Ornament (English)Kupu whakaahuaWaist garment; dress; skirt; made of plant fibres: pandanus and hibiscus bark fibre. There are two long braided ties at both ends of the waistband with knots near their ends. The waistband consists of a thick braid woven from dyed-dark brown sennit fibres in three-ply plait , from which extends loose strips of fibre which are bound and interwoven to the sennit waistband. The waist garment consists of multiple strips and strands of dyed-black, dyed-dark brown and natural pandanus; dyed-red-brown, dyed-black and natural unprocessed hibiscus bark fibre and some strands are plaited decoratively in three-ply plait of natural and dyed-black pandanus strips. There are also five grey shells interwoven to the waist band.Wāhi[Tuvalu]/Pacific [Fiji]/PacificAccession Number2018.67.1Rā Tāpiringa09 Nov 2018WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Liku; 2018.67.1; Cultural Permissions Apply Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, 2018.67.1Takenga ā-Ahurea[Tuvaluan][Fijian]Kaiwaihanga Matua Unknown (Maker)Wāhi[Tuvalu]/Pacific [Fiji]/PacificRāCirca 1940sTikanga Waihangahand knotted braidedWāfortiesPāohopandanus (leaf)/leaf (plant material)/plant materialhibiscus (fibre)/plant fibre/natural fibre/fibreRaraunga Ine920mm610mm50mmHuinga KaupapaAdornment/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Fibrework/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Girls/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Performing Arts/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Dancing/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Taumata whakarōpūDance ArtefactsCeremonial ArtefactsCommunication Artefacts Costume, DanceDance ArtefactsCeremonial ArtefactsCommunication Artefacts SkirtMain GarmentsClothing03 Personal Artifacts Ornament, WaistBody AdornmentOrnamentPersonal ArtefactsWhakahounga o Mua06 Oct 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. 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