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This kahoa heilala is in the style and form of garlands that would have originally been made from the sweet smelling flowers of the heilala tree (Garcinia sessilis) which is also the national flower of Tonga. Instead of using natural materials, the artist has cleverly utilised synthetic materials such as plastic grapes, ribbon, cooking clay, nylon and ribbon to produce a synthetic garland in the same style and form.
Nama tāpiringa: 2015.32.2 Whakahounga o Mua: 5 Aug 2026
- Collection Area
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- akm.collections.field_type_title_label
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- Te reo Name
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- Ingoa Kōrero Noa
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- Ingoa Kē
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Kahoa Heilala (Tongan)
- Momo Ingoa Kē
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- Kupu whakaahua
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- Wāhi
- Auckland/New Zealand
- Wāhi Hāngai
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- Field Collection Place
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- Wāhi Whāiti Taketake i Kohia ai
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- Rā Kohinga
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- Rā i Kohia i te Wāhi Taketake
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- Accession Number
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2015.32.2
- Rā Tāpiringa
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03 Jun 2015
- Tohu Tuakiri Kē
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56761.2 (ethnology)
- Momo Tohu Tuakiri Kē
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- Wāhanga
- Rūma Whakaatu
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- Herenga
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- Momo
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