Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Cloak, Kahu Huruhuru
Complete kahu huruhuru, with kiwi and pheasant feathers. Excepting borders, the main body of the cloak is covered with kiwi feather, with a pheasant feather border with distinct blue patch off-centre on left and right edges. Two pair twine, black twine in selvages. Shaped in centre and towards bottom. Manufactured using whatu aho rua (single-pair weft-twining) technique. On the back side, there are five small net bags evenly spaced in two rows - three along the mid-line and two nearer the bottom edge. The left and right edges are multi-strand twists of red, black and undyed string.
Provenance Place:
Unlocalised, New Zealand
D31.1247
Details
- Production Place
- Unlocalised, New Zealand
- Provenance Place
- Unlocalised, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Unlocalised, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 1170mm (46 1/16")
- Media/Materials
- kiwi feather, feather, animal, organic, wool, textile, processed material
- Credit Line
- Trustees of Sir Thomas MacKenzie
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D31.1247
- On Display
- No
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