Kahu huruhuru (feather cloak)

Object | Part of Taonga Māori collection

NameKahu huruhuru (feather cloak)

ProductionUnknown; weaver; 1850 / 1870; New Zealand

Classificationkahu huruhuru, cloaks

Materialsmuka (fibre), wool, feather

Materials Summarymuka (dressed NZ flax), wool, peacock feathers

Techniquestwining

DimensionsOverall: 1370mm (width), 950mm (length)

Registration NumberME003723

Credit lineBequest of Mrs E H Blair in memory of her late husband, Archibald Anderson Watt, 1918

Peacock (male peafowl) body feathers are located across the base of the cloak, while peacock tail feathers (herl) covers the rest of the cloak.

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