Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Piupiu
Complete piupiu waist garment made from undyed flax. Scraped flax sections create approximately seven square motifs with a horizontal band either side. Small tassels have been attached throughout the flax tags. The waistband is approximately 11cm wide with a 3 ply whiri (plait) at the top. As extensions to the whiri, twisted whenu (strands) make up waist ties. These extensions are finished with large tassels.
Provenance Place:
Pounawea, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand
D75.252
Details
- Provenance Place
- Pounawea, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 500mm (19 11/16")
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D75.252
- On Display
- No
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