discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Rabaraba human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa Kōrero NoaAdornmentIngoa KēHeaddress (English)Kupu whakaahuaRabaraba. Headdress. This would be worn on the head by girls and women. It is made of two material components: te ira (pandanus leaf) and dark brown human hair. It has been made into two woven bands, sealed at each end by wide strips of plain te ira folded and attached with a fine two-ply cord of dark brown human hair. Their ends have been cut like the shape of a swallow's tail. Small dark brown spots and staining feature on the surface of one of the long stipped ends. The woven band shows a square motif pattern repeated across the top and bottom borders. This has been defined by the pale natural colour of the te ira and the surrounding weave of dark brown human hair. The use of dark brown human hair is only evident across the front facing surface of the band. A loose and long strand of hair features at one end of the band. There shape is similar to that of baraitoa (neck band), however the length of the swallow tail-like ends defines them as head bands.WāhiNikunau [Nikuuau]/Gilbert Islands/KiribatiAccession Number1940.3Rā Tāpiringa1940Tohu Tuakiri Kē25175.6 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Rabaraba; 1940.3; 25175.6; Cultural Permissions Apply Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1940.3, 25175.6Takenga ā-Ahurea[Kiribati]KohingaMaudeKaiwaihanga Matua Unknown (Maker)WāhiNikunau [Nikuuau]/Gilbert Islands/KiribatiRāPre 1940Tikanga WaihangawovenWaitohu/māka25175.6 (handwritten)Pāohopandanus (leaf)/leaf (plant material)/plant materialhuman hair/hair/animal materialRaraunga Ine370mm170mmHuinga KaupapaAdornment/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Women/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Taumata whakarōpūOrnamentPersonal ArtefactsWhakahounga o Mua30 Nov 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