Cook Islands
19m
Sep 06, 2026
Worn on the Head, Held in the Heart: The Ei Katu and the Living Floral Culture of the Cook Islands
In the Cook Islands, a crown of flowers is never just decoration. The ei katu — woven fresh for every occasion, given rather than kept, made by hands that learned from their grandmother's hands — is one of the Pacific's most quietly profound cultural practices. Here is what it carries.