Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Mat, Whariki

Fragment of woven harakeke (flax). Woven with undyed fine whenu (strands) using a takitahi (over one, under one) pattern. Tapiki (finish) along three side edges fits techniques used to complete whariki (mat) edges. Fine remnants of hukahuka (tags) woven from two ply muka (flax fiber) using the miro (rolling) technique visible towards the centre.

Provenance Place:
Strath Taieri, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand

D10.175A

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