Kaitaka paepaeroa (cloak with taaniko borders and vertical aho, weft rows)

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Kaitaka paepaeroa (cloak with taaniko borders and vertical aho, weft rows)

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This kaitaka paepaeroa (fine flax cloak decorated on three borders) is made from a variety of harakeke (flax) that gives its kaupapa (main body) an attractive whitish sheen. The ua (upper border) has been oversewn with red woollen yarn, and woollen yarn has also been worked into the tāniko (fine embroidery or weaving in a geometric pattern) borders. KaitakaKaitaka (fine flax cloaks) are among the more prestigious forms of traditional Māori dress. They are made from muka (flax fibre), which is...

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https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/57312

Related subjects

muka (fibre) / wool / kaitaka paepaeroa / cloaks / twining / tāniko / Te Huringa I: 1800 - 1900 / Taranaki / Thomas Donne

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