Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Sandal, Paraerae
Sandal woven from harakeke (flax). Two whenu (strands) are overlaid for reinforcement and woven using the takirua pattern. Braided tapiki (finish) along the heel ends with long harakeke (70mm) added as a cushioning element adhered via looping and threading through wefts. Three ply whiri (braid) woven with muka (flax fibre) is threaded in eight loops around the outside of the sandal and is laced with and additional 3 ply whiri muka. A looped loosely woven muka cord formed using the miro (rolled) technique form the back of sandal at the rear.
Provenance Place:
Banks Peninsula, Banks Peninsula District, Canterbury, New Zealand
D35.1023
Details
- Provenance Place
- Banks Peninsula, Banks Peninsula District, Canterbury, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 260mm (10 1/4")
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D35.1023
- On Display
- No
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