Kaitaka aronui (cloak)

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Kaitaka aronui (cloak)

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Te Papa Collections Online

Description

This kaitaka (fine flax cloak) was presented to the Dominion Museum in 1920 by a Mrs Adams of Nelson. It is unusually small, and was possibly woven for a small child.  The kaitaka is classic aronui/pātea style, with narrow side borders and a deep lower border of tāniko (geometric patterning). The very wide lower border is dominated by the striking zigzag pattern known as aramoana (pathway of the sea). Small dashes of multicoloured wool can be seen within the lines. The edges of this cloak fea...

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URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/65211

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muka (fibre) / wool / dye / kaitaka aronui / cloaks / tāniko / twining / Nelson Bays / Te Huringa I: 1800 - 1900

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