Te Roopu Raranga Whatu o Aotearoa or Māori Weavers New Zealand is the New Zealand national Māori weavers' collective, which aims to foster and preserve Māori traditional textiles. It has played an imp
Detail of border of kahu kiwi
Detail of bottom border of kahu kiwi, showing the distinctive hair-like structure of kiwi feathers.
Māori traditional textiles
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Māori traditional textiles are the indigenous textiles of the Māori people of New Zealand. The organisation Te Roopu Raranga Whatu o Aotearoa, the national Māori weavers' collective, aims to preserve
Weaving of kiekie leaves
Weaving peg
Pīngao - treasured for weaving
An 1847 portrait of Hōne Heke and his wife Hariata wearing cloaks made from Phormium tenax (New Zealand flax) fibre