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Piupiu

Piupiu

Piupiu

This piupiu (skirt) is made of muka, the fibre prepared from flax leaves. It has a woven tāniko (waistband). Clothing was one of the many uses of harakeke (flax).

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Auckland War Memorial Museum
Reference: 54538

Permission of the Auckland War Memorial Museum Te Papa Whakahiku must be obtained before any re-use of this image.




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