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Tiputa (Poncho)
Pre 1926
Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
Auckland, New Zealand
Tiputa. Poncho. Made of tapa (barkcloth) from the kuru (Breadfruit tree, Artocarpus altilis). Tiputa has akaverevere (fringing) and is decorated with rows of geometric patterns incised across the tiputa. Neckline is incised in patara (serrated) edges. Dark brown in colour and black in colour on reverse side.
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Details
- Title: Tiputa (Poncho)
- Date Created: Pre 1926
- Location: Mangaia/Cook Islands
- Provenance: Collection of Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
- External Link: Auckland Museum: Collections Online
- Medium: Bark cloth, breadfruit (fibre)
- Rights: please see our Cultural Permissions guidelines for information on re-using this image., Auckland Museum's cultural-permissions policy applies
- Other reference number: 10166
- Acquisition number: 1926.193
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