Taonga
Taonga
Rārangi Mihi
Collection of Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, 1936.295, 23014
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Takenga ā-Ahurea
Kohinga
Kaiwaihanga Matua
Wāhi
Rā
Unknown
Pāoho
Whakaahuatanga Ine
length 390mm
Raraunga Ine
Taumata whakarōpū
Whakahounga o Mua
20 Aug 2021
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Te katau
Wāhanga PacificRā Tāpiringa 1936Accession Number 1936.295Kupu whakaahua Te katau. Coconut shell belt. Used as adornment for dance costumes, te katau can be one of several decorative belt ornaments tied around the waist of a female dance performer,…
Te katau. Coconut shell belt. Used as adornment for dance costumes, te katau can be one of several decorative belt ornaments tied around the waist of a female dance performer, atop the riri, or dance skirt. All such decorative waist ornaments are collectively termed taona n riri. This katau is made of doubled lengths of te nana (coconut shell) discs strung together on cords of te kora (coconut sennit) through a central perforation in the disc creating a long flexible cylindrical form. The te nana discs are approximately 9mm in diameter. In addition to the te nana disks, there 20 wiin te kua kewe (porpoise teeth) worked into the design, interspersed between te nana discs along one length of the strung te nana disks. These animal teeth are a yellowed off white colour. At either end of this ornament the cord of te kora is tied off into a knot with a short length left free of discs so as to be able to tie securely around the waist. The te nana discs are a dark brown colour and the cord of te kora is golden brown in colour.
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Te katau
Wāhanga PacificRā Tāpiringa 1936Accession Number 1936.295Kupu whakaahua Te katau. Coconut shell belt. Used as adornment for dance costumes, te katau can be one of several decorative belt ornaments tied around the waist of a female dance performer,…
Te katau. Coconut shell belt. Used as adornment for dance costumes, te katau can be one of several decorative belt ornaments tied around the waist of a female dance performer, atop the riri, or dance skirt. All such decorative waist ornaments are collectively termed taona n riri. This katau is made of doubled lengths of te nana (coconut shell) discs strung together on cords of te kora (coconut sennit) through a central perforation in the disc creating a long flexible cylindrical form. The te nana discs are approximately 8mm in diameter. In addition to the te nana disks, there are 4 wiin te kao (cow's teeth) and 15 wiin te kua kewe (porpoise teeth) worked into the design, along one length of the strung te nana disks. These animal teeth are a yellowed off white colour. At either end of this ornament the cord of te kora is tied off into a knot with a short length left free of discs so as to be able to tie securely around the waist. The te nana discs are a dark brown colour and the cord of te kora is golden brown in colour.
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