Te nuota

human history

Te nuota. Belt made of human hair. The nuota is a waist ornament or belt used as part of the adornment for Kiribati male dancers' costumes. It is made with long lengths of flat braided ira n atu (human hair) and these are all black in colour. The eight long braids are plaited in 3-ply technique and loosely sewn together with european twine to create more width. Around the mid section these are all laid flat together with black thread. The nuota is bristly in texture overall as loose ends of invidivual hair strands stray from each braid.

Nama tāpiringa: 1936.295 Whakahounga o Mua: 2 Sept 2019
Ingoa Kē

Te nuoto ae Ituaki

Waist ornament of human hair

Wāhi
Tabiteuea/Gilbert Islands/Kiribati
Accession Number

1936.295

Rā Tāpiringa

1936

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

24012 (ethnology)

201 (Maude Collection)

Wāhanga

Pacific

Uiuitia Tirohanga API
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Te nuota, 1936.295, 24012, 201, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 16 Nov 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
Te nuota, 1936.295, 24012, 201, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 16 Nov 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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