Wall hanging (Maniapoto)
Maker
Rangimarie Hetet
Description
This wall hanging is made from muka (processed flax fibre) and incorporates turkey and pheasant feathers. Muka is weaved in mawhitiwhiti (cross-stitch) and whakapae (side-stitch) patterns. Karure (three-ply muka thrums) decorate the lower part of the wall hanging and the base is finished with a taniko band and natural coloured muka tasselled fringe.
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Object detail
Made from muka. Decorated with karure thrums, turkey and pheasant feathers and taniko band. Finished with a tasselled fringe.
Courtesy Waikato Museum
Te Whare Taonga O Waikato
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