Kahoa

Description:

Kahoa. Neck ornament. This kahoa is part of a dance attire set worn by males performing the tauoluga (type of dance). The skirt is worn wrapped around the waist. This kahoa is made from brightly dyed fau (hibiscus) fibres and feathers that have been wrapped and woven in different techniques. The kahoa is woven in a circular shape with rosettes and a wrapped spiral technique, coloured feathers are woven into the kahoa in sections as well as cur...

Display date:

Made: Pre 1994; Acquired: Circa 1994

Location:

Futuna Island

Collections:

Auckland Museum Collections Online

Contributors:

Mataele Yvette

Content partner:

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Availability:

Not specified