Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Cloak, Kahu kiwi
Complete kahu kiwi. The whole garment is woven in whatu aho rua (two-pair weft-twining). On each edge there are three black dye whenu, the last whenu along the very edges is made with 2 strands, one black one natural twisted together, this extends out the top edge as a tie. The kurupatu (collar) is braided whenu, with a fringe on the front side. There is densely woven kiwi feather all over the cloak attached by colour, grouped in waves of brown to white. Along the bottom edge there is green and pink wool stitch. At the top there are two natural coloured ties that are poked through the fabric and knotted, approximately 25cm from either edges.
Provenance Place:
Unlocalised, New Zealand
D25.1001
Details
- Production Place
- Unlocalised, New Zealand
- Provenance Place
- Unlocalised, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Unlocalised, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 940mm (37")
- Media/Materials
- kiwi feather, feather, animal, organic, flax, fibre, vegetal, wool, textile, processed material
- Credit Line
- Mr Willi Fels
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D25.1001
- On Display
- No
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