Otintaai - Kiribati warrior armour bears message of hope

Otintaai is Kiribati for sunrise. It is the name given to the female warrior costume created by master iKiribati weavers and makers Kaetaeta Watson and Louisa Humphry who share over a century's worth of cultural knowledge and experience.
Otintaai, meaning sunrise, is a costume created for a female Kiribati warrior facing rising sea levels caused by climate change, overfishing and plastic pollution.
Photo: Shaun Matthews/TheDowse Art Museum
Made originally for the Ā Mua:New Lineages of Making exhibition at The Dowse Art Museum, which ran from June to October last year, Otintaai was formally handed over to its new custodians, Te Papa, on Saturday.

Related Keywords

New Zealand ,United Kingdom ,Kiribati ,Cook Islands ,Samoa ,Tonga ,Fiji ,Tabiteuea Island ,Kiribati General ,Sotanga ,New Zealand General ,Samoans ,Samoan ,Fijians ,Englishmen ,Tongans ,Isabella Levet ,Kolokesa Uafa Mahina ,Sailosa Kabiriera Louisa Humphry ,Kaetaeta Watson ,Louisa Humphry ,Kaetaetea Watson ,Tolumaanave Barbara Makuati Afitu ,Tiikan Kabiriera , ,Kuria Island ,Sailosa Kabiriera ,Toluma Anave Barbara Makuati Afitu ,Kolokesa Uaf ,Barbara Makuati Afitu ,Kolokesa Uafa Mahina Tuai ,புதியது ஜீலாந்து ,ஒன்றுபட்டது கிஂக்டம் ,கிரிபாடீ ,சமைக்கவும் தீவுகள் ,சமோவா ,டோங்கா ,ஃபிஜி ,கிரிபாடீ ஜநரல் ,புதியது ஜீலாந்து ஜநரல் ,சமோவான் ,ஃபிஜியர்கள் ,ஆங்கிலேயர்கள் ,லூயிசா ஹம்ப்ரி ,