Collection of Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, 2018.68.16

All the items in this collection express how relationships and familial connections are nurtured through the practice of making and the sharing of Cook Islands’ knowledge and skills with regards to cultural objects, music and materiality. Crafting within Cook Islands also represents an income generating practice among creative and cultural communities, specifically with the aspect of contemporary tourist art from these regions as expressions of national cultural identity.

Cook Islands

Circa 2014

21st century

coconut (fibre)/plant fibre/natural fibre/fibre

wood/plant material

130mm

Adornment/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -

Contemporary Expression of Identity/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -

Hairpin

Ornament, Hair

Hair Adornments

Adornment

03 Personal Artifacts

05 May 2021