Kaitaka (cloak)

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Kaitaka (cloak)

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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Collection

Te Papa Collections Online

Description

Possibly the earliest examples of Maori garments in Te Papa are two finely woven, unfinished kaitaka (fine cloaks), believed to be collected from the third voyage of Captain James Cook to New Zealand in 1777. According to museum records, these and other items were sent to the Dominion Museum (predecessor to Te Papa) in 1955, from Britain's Imperial Institute. They arrived in a box labelled; "Articles bought by Captain James Cook." Kaitaka were prestigeous cloaks that were recorded and collect...

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Date created

1700-1777

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/64799

Related subjects

muka (fibre) / kaitaka / cloaks / twining / Te Puawaitanga: 1500 - 1800 / New Zealand / Captain James Cook

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