Korowai (cloak)

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Korowai (cloak)

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Collection

Te Papa Collections Online

Description

This korowai (cloak with tassel adornment) is made from muka (flax fibre) and has a decorative red wool boarder. Māori often incorporated modern materials like wool into traditional woven garments for extra colour, decoration, or warmth. This korowai has been well worn: many of the hukahuka (tassels) are missing. MukaMuka is derived from the sword shaped leaves of the flax plant (Phormium tenax), an evergreen found mainly in swampy or low lying areas around New Zealand. It was made by strippi...

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Image

Date created

19th century

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/58651

Related subjects

harakeke / wool / korowai / cloaks / hand weaving / Te Arawa [attributed] / Rotorua / Arthur Eady

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