Kahu kurī (dog skin cloak)

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Kahu kurī (dog skin cloak)

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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Collection

Te Papa Collections Online

Description

This kahu kurī was donated to the Dominion Museum by Alexander Turnbull in 1913. Its previous history before coming into Turnbulls possession is unknown.Kahu KurīKahu kurī (dog skin cloaks) are made of strips of dog skin with hair attached taken from the kurī (Māori dog). These strips which vary in length, are arranged by colour and sewn ontothe kaupapa (foundation) of the cloak with fine bone needles. The foundation of kahu kurī are woven from muka (New Zealand flax fibre) using a technique ...

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Date created

1700 - 1900

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/65142

Related subjects

muka (fibre) / dogskin / dog hair / cloaks / kahu kurī / weaving / tāniko / hand sewing / tanning / twining / New Zealand / Canis lupus familiaris / Te Huringa I: 1800 - 1900 / Māori / Alexander Turnbull

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