lauao, tuiga

Description:
Lauao, tuiga. This is human hair bundled together using poplin cotton fabric and plaited sennit. The hair has been processed to show a light copper colour. This is part of a tuiga (Samoan head ornament) called Tuiga Fafau A le Afioga ia Taia'opo Lorrina Melanie Seiuli Lee-Pou Tolu.
Display date:
Acquired: 25 Jun 2019
Location:
Pacific
Collections:
Auckland Museum Collections Online
Contributors:
Tuifa'asisina Korina Seiuli Lee
Content partner:
Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
Availability:
Not specified
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Auckland Museum Collections
Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira