Pare (hat)

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Title

Pare (hat)

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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Collection

Te Papa Collections Online

Description

This pare (hat) comes from Tongareva, the largest and northern most atoll in the Cook Islands. Its name can be translated to mean 'Floating Tonga' or 'Away from the South'. The pare is made from rito (young coconut palm leaf). Weavers cut the rito which they then cure and colour with artificial dyes. Significance This pare is significant as it highlights the way in which marketplaces in the Pacific play a central role for visitors, locals and communities from outer islands. In the wider Paci...

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Format

Image

Date created

2008

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1412908

Related subjects

fashion / hand weaving / palm leaf / shell (animal material) / dye / hats / headgear / dye transfer process / Cook Island / Polynesian / Cook Islands Māori / Penrhyn Atoll / Jean Chapman-Mason

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