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.