Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Sandal

Part of a Paraerae sandal woven from harakeke (flax). Two whenu (strands) are overlaid for reinforcement and woven using the takitahi (over one, under one method). This piece shows a tapiki (finish) along the heel end with a trimmed harakeke cushioning element adhered with a looping technique, however due to the width and thickness of the whenu (strands) used in the weaving, it is unlikely to have originally been a part of the other fragments.

Provenance Place:
Diamond Lake, Queenstown-Lakes District, Otago, New Zealand

D23.681D

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