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