Tōpuni
human history
Kahu kurī, tōpuni. Cloak, dogskin. Woven from undyed muka in compact aho pātahi and fully covered in dogskin strips. The main body is grey dogskin strips with hair, with brown as a border on the sides and top, a narrow border of twilled weaving on the sides and neck edge, and a kurupatu of dogskin strips.
Last Update: 1 Oct 2025
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cloak
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topuni (ethnology card & register)
kahu kuri (previously attributed)
cloak made of dog's skin (descriptive name)
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1887
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282 (ethnology)
605 (Taonga Database)
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