Korowai

Description
Candlewick kaupapa woven in horizontal rows of whatu-aho-rua. Aho spaced at seven mm interals. Five whenu to every 10 mm. Wool hukahuka have been applied later and stitched with cotton. Hem and side edges are decorated with mixed feathers, these and the pink and purple wool edges have been woven at the time of making.
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A79.951
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