discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Te katau te tumara human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēWaist ornament of moon shells (English)Kupu whakaahuaTe katau te tumara. Waist ornaments of moon shells. This katau (waist ornament) is made from te ira (pandanus leaf), te tumara (moon shell; nautica), te kora (coconut sennit fibre cordage) and thick, dark brown two-ply cord. A long strip of te ira forms the base of te katau. It has been folded in half to add depth. Te tumara shells have been placed individually across te katau. Te tumara are white in colour, feature short spires, elongated belly's, dark brown internal spires and wide apertures. Two holes have been bored into each tumara - one near the open edge of the aperture and one opposite, through the belly. Te kora has been threaded through these holes, tacking te tumara onto the folded waist band of te ira. Baste stitches of kora can be seen from the reverse of te katau. The ends of te katau te tumara have been finished in the form of three strand plaits. A thick dark brown cord has been twined as part of the plaits portrying its use internally across the band of te ira and then used to knot off the plaited ends. Te katau te tumara would be worn across the waist for ruoia dance by women and young girls.WāhiBeru/Gilbert Islands/KiribatiAccession Number1936.295Rā Tāpiringa1936Tohu Tuakiri Kē22996 (ethnology)14 (Maude Collection)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Te katau te tumara, 1936.295, 22996, 14, Photographed by… … Read more Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1936.295, 22996; 14Takenga ā-AhureaKiribatiKohingaMaudeKaiwaihanga Matua Unknown (Maker)WāhiBeru/Gilbert Islands/KiribatiRāPre 1936Tikanga Waihangadrilled plaited polished [handmade] [handwoven]Waitohu/māka22996; BERU; DEP. GILBERT IS. (handwritten) 22996; 22996 (label, stick on/label) 14; 14 (label, stick on/label)Pāohoshellsennit/cord (fiber product)pandanus (leaf)/leaf (plant material)/plant materialcoconut (fibre)/plant fibre/natural fibre/fibrecord (fiber product)Raraunga Ine1000mm30mm20mmHuinga KaupapaAdornment/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Performing Arts/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Women/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Taumata whakarōpūOrnament, WaistBody AdornmentOrnamentPersonal ArtefactsWhakahounga o Mua05 Dec 2018 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