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Kahu Huruhuru / feather cloak. Flax fibre backing in natural colouration. Horizontal double-pair twining. Black and white feathers attached in chequerboard pattern, three patches of green feathers in the second row from the top instead of black like the feathers in the other dark squares. Feathers worn off at the top to form edge and brown natural flax threads are twisted on top to form a border. Top frayed at both ends where attachments were.

Kahu Kiwi

Kahu/cloak. The central section is kiwi feather, the majority of these feathers remain. The lower border is a band of taaniko in triangular patterning of black, red and white thread. The two side edges each have a vertical band of dark kereru feathers. The upper band is plaited natural uncoloured fibre with two natural fibre ties. There is wear in the centre of the top and side edges. The lower left hand edge (particularly in the centre) is where most feathers are missing.

Korowai

Kahu Huruhuru / feather cloak. Rectangular in dimension but appears square. Originally had a border right around the edges of brown feathers. These have worn in places, particularly on the upper edge. The backing is a pale uncoloured natural fibre. The cloak is patterned with rows of intermittently positioned brown feathers with embroidered circles in between. The two side edges have blue woollen twine edging. There is a partially worn line of blue woollen thread approximately 10cm up from the lower edge.

Kahu Huruhuru / feather cloak. Rectangular, wider than it is long. Natural fibre backing showing through. Feathers would have once covered entire surface but these have worn away over aproximately 50% of the surface, particularly the upper edge and upper left hand quadrant. The feathers used include peacock and other brown feathers which are possibly other introduced fowl. There are two worn tassels on both top corners. A border of green woolen thread at the lower edge.

Small Kahu Huruhuru / feather cloak. Some peacock feathers and other feathers which may be European introduced fowl. Fibre backing. Stitched border in red, green and yellow woolen thread which has worn away, particularly on the upper edge. The lower edge would have originally had 3 layers of tassels in block colours of red, green and yellow.

Korowai/Cloak with woollen edging on the two side edges in alternating block colours of red, pink and black. Rectangular in shape. Covered in black thread thrums attached in vertical rows with pink woollen thread. The natural fibre backing is visible. The cloak has tasselled edging at the lop and bottom sides.

Korowai

Kahu Ngore. Ngore variety of cloak popular during 1835 - 1860. Multicoloured wool fringe remnants on 3 edges. Dark brownish-black thread thrums along the upper edge and over the surface. Hole near the centre of the cloak, one third in from a side edge. Small bobbles of thread and decorative stitching on the piece. Double pair twine 1cm. Shaped. Circa 1835-1860

Korowai/Cloak. Shoulder cape. Single pair twine. No shaping. The top and bottom edges have some tassels remaining. There are some natural coloured thrums on the centre of the piece. The majority of the thrums are missing.

Korowai/cloak.Double pair twine. Shaping in centre. Natural coloured backing. Twisted brown thrums over the centre (most missing) and what would have been tassels on the edges (a few remain at the top edge). Some discolouration on backing. Ties missing and one lower corner has become 'dog eared'. Circa 1860

Kahu Ngore. Very large cloak. Ngore variety of cloak, a type of cloak particular (but not exclusive) to the years 1835 -1860. Made of muka / flax fibre with a woollen thread border and stitching around all 4 sides. It has light circular areas over the surface where there probably used to be tassels or circular decorative elements attached. It had pompoms but these are missing. The woollen border at the top of the cloak is in better condition then the other three sides. The colours in the border are black, white and an orange/ red. There are areas of stitched patterning on the outer thirds of the cloak. Each outer third has two rows of horizontally orientated rectangles. The coloured rectangles are made up of thread (stiched vertically with gaps between) in orange/ red, black, green and yellow. Each coloured rectangle has a plain rectangular area inbetween, the coloured rectangles are arranged to create a checkerboard effect. Circa 1835-1860

Pihepihe (cloak) Circa 1900

Kākahu

Kahu Huruhuru

Kahu Kiwi

Kahu Kiwi / Kiwi Feather Cloak made of muka / flax fibre and with a dark brown and natural taaniko border on 3 sides. The cloak has a kiwi feather top fringe and scatterings on the rest of the cloak. Double pair twine - 7cm wide. Circa 1870

Korowai Kārure Circa 1900

Kahu Kiwi / kiwi feather cloak. Adorned with kiwi feathers which have mostly worn off. The cloak has a muka fringe at the top and also flax ties. Double pair twine. The cloak is mostly bald, the thrums have worn off over the majority of the surface. The majority of feathers are in one corner quadrant. Circa 1910-1920