Kahu kiwi (kiwi feather cloak)

Object | Part of Taonga Māori collection

NameKahu kiwi (kiwi feather cloak)

Productionweaver; 1890s; North Island

Classificationkahu kiwi, cloaks

Materialsmuka (fibre), feather, muka (fibre)

Materials Summarymuka, feathers of brown kiwi, tūī, moho pererū (banded rail), kākā, kererū and peacock

Techniqueshand weaving

DimensionsOverall: 1500mm (width), 80mm (height), 1070mm (length)

Registration NumberME002056

Credit lineSir Walter Buller Collection. Gift of W. Leo Buller, 1911

Presented to Sir Walter Buller by Ruruhira Nga Kuira of Ngati Apa.

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