Korowai
Description
Kaupapa woven from candlewick in horizontal rows of whatu-aho-tahi. Four whenu to every 10mm. Ara spaced at 10mm intervals. Thick black wool hukahuka and kurupatu. Distinctive woollen patterned niho taniwha (white and crimson) along outer-sides and bottom edge. Pink, purple, crimson and white woollen inserts also evident throughout kaupapa. Woollen and candlewick ties.
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PA2008.109
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