Kākahu

Description
Kākahu / Cloak. Natural coloured whakapapa or foundation. Dark brown tassels at the top and shorter natural ones at the bottom. The piece is decorated with what would have been sections of huruhuru like those strands that hand down off a piupiu. The majority of these have worn away. Natural and dark brown in colouration.
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Description
Kākahu / Cloak. Natural coloured whakapapa or foundation. Dark brown tassels at the top and shorter natural ones at the bottom. The piece is decorated with what would have been sections of huruhuru like those strands that hand down off a piupiu. The majority of these have worn away. Natural and dark brown in colouration.
Measurements
Dimensions: 1040 x 1040mm: 0 - Whole
Subject categories
Māori culture
Department
Taonga Māori
ID number
7039

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