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Māori traditional textiles

Māori traditional textiles are the indigenous textiles of the Māori people of New Zealand. The organisation Te Roopu Raranga Whatu o Aotearoa, the national Māori weavers' collective, aims to preserve and foster the skills of making and using these materials.

Fibres and dyes, Notable Māori weavers & Overview

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Weaving process

Fibres and dyes

Garments

Notable Māori weavers

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Māori traditional textiles

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Edges99
Triples12
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.02
Components1

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māori weaving muka made new zealand used fibre traditional cloaks te korowai kahu hukahuka textiles garments two woven piupiu also

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houhiinstance ofThe bark of other plants0.80text
kete kūmarainstance ofusing the shrinking properties of the fibres for a variety of purposes0.80text
where the open weave caused dirt to be removed from kūmarainstance ofusing the shrinking properties of the fibres for a variety of purposes0.80text
kiekieinstance ofBelts were usually made of flax but occasionally other materials were used0.80text
pīngaoinstance ofBelts were usually made of flax but occasionally other materials were used0.80text
these were worn interchangeably either around the waist as a piupiuinstance ofGarments0.80text
or across the shoulder as a capeinstance ofGarments0.80text
the reigning monarch.Kākahu are created using downward finger-weaving weft twining techniquesinstance ofand by important figures0.80text
Rangimārie Hetetinstance ofThese efforts that started with notable weavers0.80text
Diggeress Te Kanawainstance ofThese efforts that started with notable weavers0.80text
Cath Brown continued through to the 1980sinstance ofThese efforts that started with notable weavers0.80text
became part of the Māori renaissanceinstance ofThese efforts that started with notable weavers0.80text

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