This is a Korowai woven by my great grandmother Rangimarie Hetet for one of her mokopuna – my dad. It is a Korowai because the main body is adorned with hukahuka (the tassles). This is a Korowai #Kakahu tweet six. pic.twitter.com/KsIyQBLlig
#Kakahu tweet 5. A Kahukiwi woven by my mum Erenora Puketapu-Hetet for her eldest mokopuna (my eldest son). It is a Kahukiwi because although it also has pukeko and toroa feathers – the main body of the cloak features Kiwi feathers. pic.twitter.com/IS1Agenz6G
Hiroa, T. R. (1924) ‘THE CLOTHING OF THE NEW ZEALAND MAORI’, The Journal of the Polynesian Society, 33(132), pp. 293-316. Hiroa, T. R. (1924) ‘THE CLOTHING OF THE NEW ZEALAND MAORI’, The Journal of the Polynesian Society, 33(132), pp. 293-316. Hiroa, T. R. (1924) ‘THE CLOTHING OF THE NEW ZEALAND MAORI’, The Journal of the Polynesian Society, 33(132), pp. 293-316. Hiroa, T. R. (1924) ‘THE CLOTHING OF THE NEW ZEALAND MAORI’, The Journal of the Polynesian Society, 33(132), pp. 293-316. Hiroa, T. R. (1924) ‘THE CLOTHING OF THE NEW ZEALAND MAORI’, The Journal of the Polynesian Society, 33(132), pp. 293-316. Tukutuku panels flanked by carvings at Wellington Museum
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