Cloak
| Object Number: | 18132 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | New Zealand |
| Section: | Oceanian |
| Materials: | Flax Wool |
| Length: | 87 cm |
| Width: | 117 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of William Pepper, 1891 |
Description
"Native flax mat, ornamented with black sea weed." Rectangular cloak consisting of black twisted fibers secured by widely spaced light colored horizontal wefts. Front covered with tags consisting of bundles of flat grayish-black strips. Fringes of rolled black fiber at top corners, two ties of twisted light and dark fiber. Bright red wool threaded in rows across top, and in closely spaced clumps along other three edges.
Bibliography:
| [Catalogue] Simmons, D. R. 1982. Catalogue of Maori Artefacts in the Museums of Canada and the United States of America.. Auckland. Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 321 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Catalogue] Simmons, D. R. 1982. Catalogue of Maori Artefacts in the Museums of Canada and the United States of America.. Auckland. Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Plate 209 c (bottom) | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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