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Maori woman, New Zealand, c.1893-1895
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- Maori woman, New Zealand, c.1893-1895
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Studio portrait of a Maori woman dressed in a korowai (cloak with hukahuka or tassels). The korowai were a popular style of kakahu (Maori cloak) in the early 19th century. The kaupapa (foundation structure of the cloaks) is most probably made from harakeke (flax, or Phormium tenax). Muka (flax fibre) is extracted from the harakeke and woven usin...
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- https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/items/1791911
- Related subjects
- People / Dress and Ornamentation / Clothing / Portrait / First Peoples / Ethnohistory / Pacific Cultures
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