Korowai / cloak

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Title

Korowai / cloak

Content partner

Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato

Collection

Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato

Description

Korowai made from muka (processed flax fibre). The feathers in the top band are kiwi and kereru. The body of the cloak is decorated with hukahuka (two-ply thrums) and single kereru feathers. The bottom is finished with a band of white and dark green kereru feathers followed by a taniko border, a woven pattern interlaced with black dyed muka, an..., Muka (flax fibre), feathers (kiwi and kereru), taniko band, 934 x 1086mm

Format

Image

Creator

Rangimarie Hetet

URL

https://collection.waikatomuseum.org.nz/objects/22655

Related subjects

Cloak / Oparure, Te Kuiti, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand

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