Akatautau

human history

Akatautau. Tassels. Twenty-one tassels. The tassels are made of kiriau (strips of hibiscus fibre) threaded through ua puka seeds (Lantern tree/Hernandia seeds). The kiriau (hibiscus fires) of ten of the akatautau (tassels) are dyed-red. Eleven of the akatautau (tassels) are dyed-blue.

Nama tāpiringa: 1974.147 Whakahounga o Mua: 20 Sept 2018
Ingoa Kē

Tassels (English)

Wāhi
Rarotonga/Cook Islands
Accession Number

1974.147

Rā Tāpiringa

29 Nov 1974

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

46645 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

Uiuitia Tirohanga API
9 Mātātuhi
Akatautau, 1974.147, 46645, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 14 Nov 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
Akatautau, 1974.147, 46645, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 14 Nov 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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