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Whatu kakahu = Maori cloaks

documentary heritage
  • Other Name

    Maori cloaks (Alternate title)

  • Description

    "In this revised edition, a new chapter celebrates stunning contemporary kΓkahu that have come into the Te Papa collection since 2011. It also discusses the care and continuity of MΓori cloak weaving from the viewpoint of weaving practitioners, researchers and museum custodians"--jacket.

  • Place
  • Other Id

    GN672.6.C6 WHA (Library of Congress Call Number)

    91349 (Cat ID)

    91159 (Presto content ID)

  • Department

Images and documents

Catalogue

  • Object Type
  • Name/Title
    Whatu kakahu = Maori cloaks
  • Other Name

    Maori cloaks (Alternate title)

  • Primary Maker

    Awhina Tamarapa (Editor)

  • Contributor/Publisher
    TePapa Press
  • Place
  • Date
    2019
  • Physical Description

    223 pages : colour illustrations, portraits ; 30 cm

  • ISBN/ISSN
    9780995113633
  • Language
    English
    Te Reo Māori
  • Level of Current Record
    Bib record
  • Member Object

    3 items in this collection. View all items.

  • Edition/State/Version
    revised edition
  • Subject Category
  • Content
    Te mana o te kakahu = the prestige of cloaks / Kahutoi Te Kanawa and John Turi-Tiakitai -- nga aho = threads that join / Toi Te Rito Maihi -- ko te putaiao, te ao o nga tupuna = ancestral Maori 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 -- nga kakahu o Te Papa = the cloaks of Te Papa -- whiria, kia tina = bind, hold fast / Awhina Tamarapa -- types of cloaks known from museum collections.
  • Public Access Text

    Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-195) and index.

  • Subject Notes
    Awhina Tamarapa (Ngati Kahungunu, Ngati Ruanui, Ngati Pikiao) is an independent curator and museum professional.
  • Collection Type
    Reading Room
    Ethnology Library
  • Copyright
    All rights reserved
  • Last Update
    19 Dec 2023
  • Language Description
    English with some Maori

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