Korowai (cloak with decorative tassels)

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Korowai (cloak with decorative tassels)

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Collection

Te Papa Collections Online

Description

This korowai (cloak with tassels) shows how a completed korowai looks with all its hukahuka (tassels). The concentration of tassels on opposite borders accentuates the top and bottom of the garment, while the outer overlapping tassels indicate the kurupatu (plaited hem on the cloak edge) that would be worn over the shoulders. Wearing korowaiThere were three main ways of wearing a korowai: draped over the shoulders and tied at the chest; under one arm and attached at the opposite shoulder; or ...

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Image

Date created

1800-1900

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/65148

Related subjects

muka (fibre) / natural dye / korowai / cloaks / twining / braiding / whatu aho rua / New Zealand / Te Huringa I: 1800 - 1900 / Māori / Alexander Turnbull

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