Kaitaka huaki paepaeroa (cloak with double tāniko borders)

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Kaitaka huaki paepaeroa (cloak with double tāniko borders)

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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

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Te Papa Collections Online

Description

Kaitaka huaki are fine flax cloaks with two, or sometimes three, lower borders of taniko (geometric patterning) that give the appearance of multiple cloaks when worn. Kaitaka paepaeroa are kaitaka that feature aho (weft rows) that are worn vertically as oposed to horizontally, which is more common in Māori cloak weaving. This particular kaitaka, is both a kaitaka huaki and a kaitaka paepaeroa and displays several unusual features that make it unique.The weaver has experimented by placing thre...

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Date created

1820-1840

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/188091

Related subjects

muka (fibre) / natural dye / huaki / cloaks / kaitaka paepaeroa / twining / tāniko / Te Huringa I: 1800 - 1900 / New Zealand / Kenneth Athol Webster

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