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SkirtC968

Skirt composed of strands of alternating beaten and unbeaten flax stalks forming a horizontal striped pattern where the unbeaten stalks are a light yellow colour, and the beaten segments are a dark brown colour. The stalks hang from a woven waistband dyed dark brown, with off-white triangle and parallelogram designs. Braided ties at ends of waistband.

Culture
Maori
Material
fibre, new zealand flax fibre and dye
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BallC970

Stuffed oval-shaped grass ball with a short flax fringe in orange, and natural. Attached to a long cord with a flax tassel.

Culture
Maori
Material
raupo grass and new zealand flax fibre
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtC1325

Skirt formed by a woven waistband that has been dyed dark brown and several strands of flax stalk that have been beaten at intervals and the beaten sections dyed (?) black to form a geometric pattern.

Culture
Maori
Material
new zealand flax fibre, grass and dye
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CapeC1006

Large woven cloak, or cape, with a wide, curved lower border. The natural-coloured textile has a narrow band across the upper edge with a chevron motif in blue, white and red. Sewn onto the sides are bands with line motifs in light and dark brown. The border along the bottom edge has a large zigzag and diamond motif in brown, red and green.

Culture
Maori
Material
wool fibre, dye and new zealand flax fibre
Made in
Lake Rotorua, New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Feather CapeC1464

Natural coloured cape with short rows of black string fringe over entire surface. Openwork twining: twining is carried in pairs with pitch in opposite directions on a weft of flax cordage. Weft protrudes at bottom to form a fringe. Caught under twining on face by means of being looped under twining is a series of cords several inches in length.

Culture
Maori
Material
new zealand flax fibre
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CapeC1465

Large woven flax cape. Openwork twining is carried in pairs with the pitch in opposite directions on a warp of flax cordage. Parallel lines of red and blue trim the sides and top border, red only on bottom portion of sides and bottom. Fringe of twisted string along edges. Reverse side plain.

Culture
Maori
Material
new zealand flax fibre and dye
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Poi BallC1507 a-b

Two pairs of poi balls. The first pair (part a) is decorated with orange and red-purple vertical stripes on a natural light yellow-brown background with a tassel of like colours in between the attached string. The second pair (part b) is decorated with pink and green-blue vertical stripes on a natural light yellow-brown background with a tassel of like colours in between the attached string.

Culture
Maori
Material
new zealand flax fibre and raupo grass
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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