{"title":"Accessories","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"rito-fan","title":"Rito fan","description":"\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRito, a product now strongly associated with the northern group of the Cook Islands. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eToday, Penrhyn, along with Manihiki and Rakahanga, are the main islands of the Cook Islands producing rito products. Rito is a fine, white natural fibre derived from the young leaves of the coconut palm tree. Every coconut tree produces two spathes of immature leaves but only one will be cut for use as removing both will reputedly kill the tree.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eIn the past, rito products, including belts, fans, purses and hats were made throughout the Cook Islands, but the craft seems to have faded away in the southern group by the early 1990s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eAccording to Sir Peter Buck, a New Zealand anthropologist, rito weaving was introduced at Manihiki from \u003cstrong\u003eKiribati\u003c\/strong\u003e about 100 years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eRito can be coloured with synthetic dyes, or ngara’u (ashes), which gives a green colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eWhen a weaver says it takes her only a few days to weave a hat, she is not including the fact it has taken years of practice to achieve the high level of quality in her fine product.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGlossary of Maori words associated with rito weaving:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eRaranga – weave; weaving.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"\"\u003ePu – hat\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003emould (carved from the branch of a tree)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"\"\u003ePare – hat\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"\"\u003ePārau - Black lipped oyster shell\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eRito –fibre obtained from immature leaves of the coconut palm tree.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eKikau – unprocessed green coconut palm tree leaves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eNgara’u – a natural dye made from ashes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tivaevae Collectables","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47148187123868,"sku":"SQ1902090","price":250.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0754\/1604\/3676\/files\/750_4755.webp?v=1783606933"},{"product_id":"locally-made-purses-by-mata","title":"Locally made purses by Mata","description":"\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eBeautifully hand crafted here on Rarotonga. Mata collects off cuts from TAV’s clothing store and turns them into these stunning, well crafted and very practical Pacific Purses.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey come in three sizes:\u003cbr\u003eSmall 10 × 13cm\u003cbr\u003eMedium 13 × 18cm\u003cbr\u003eLarge 18 × 22cm (with handle)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tivaevae Collectables","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47148191973532,"sku":"SQ7118719","price":25.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0754\/1604\/3676\/files\/4a21d2fe-e7fc-4f0d-813e-ffa69618f4e1.webp?v=1783259698"}],"url":"https:\/\/tivaevaecollectables.com\/collections\/accessories.oembed","provider":"Tivaevae Collectables","version":"1.0","type":"link"}