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Whatu kākahu = Māori cloaks

Title
Whatu kākahu = Māori cloaks / edited by Awhina Tamarapa.
Publication
Wellington, New Zealand : Te Papa Press, 2019.

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Additional Authors
Tamarapa, Awhina, 1966-
Description
223 pages : colour illustrations; 30 cm
Summary
"In this revised edition, a new chapter celebrates stunning contemporary kākahu that have come into the Te Papa collection since 2011. It also discusses the care and continuity of Māori cloak weaving from the viewpoint of weaving practitioners, researchers and museum custodians"--Jacket.
Alternative Title
Māori cloaks
Subject
  • Te Papa (Museum)
  • Cloaks > New Zealand
  • Hand weaving > New Zealand
  • Māori (New Zealand people) > Clothing
  • Māori (New Zealand people) > Material culture
  • Cloaks
  • Hand weaving
  • Māori (New Zealand people) > Clothing
  • Māori (New Zealand people) > Material culture
  • Kākahu
  • Whatu kākahu
  • New Zealand
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Language (note)
  • In English with Māori terminology.
Contents
Te mana o te kākahu = The prestige of cloaks / Kahutoi Te Kanawa and John Turi-Tiakitai -- Ngā aho = Threads that join / Toi Te Rito Maihi -- Ko te pūtaiao, te ao o ngā tūpuna = Ancestral Māori scientific practice / Patricia Te Arapo Wallace -- Te ao tawhito/te ao hou = Entwined threads of tradition and innovation / Maureen Lander -- Whatu = The enclosing threads / Margery Blackman -- Ngā kākahu o Te Papa = The cloaks of Te Papa ; Whiria, kia tina = Bind, hold fast / Awhina Tamarapa -- Types of cloaks known from museum collections.
ISBN
  • 9780995113633
  • 0995113637
LCCN
2020303268
OCLC
  • on1113678889
  • 1113678889
  • SCSB-9721162
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library