Te Nangihaeta. New Zealand Chief.
Horace Moore-Jones - The Passing of the Maori
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These Māori women at Whakarewarewa, near Rotorua, about 1900, are wearing cloaks made of kiwi feathers. The group includes the distinguished guides Sophia Hinerangi and Maggie Papakura.
In this photo, Mākereti (Maggie) Papakura is wearing her kahu huruhuru (feather cloak). It shows her in the meeting house Tūhoromatakaka at Whakarewarewa, Rotorua, around 1909.
In 1815, the first British missionaries arrived in Aotearoa (land of the long white cloud). Dubbed Nieuw Zeeland by adventurer Abel Tasman Nieuw Zeeland, after the Dutch province of Zeeland, the country would be changed in 1840 when the British and many Maori tribes signed the Treaty of Waitangi.
Photograph of Rewi Manga Maniapoto taken by Elizabeth Pulman in June 1879.
Romanticised one moment, betrayed the next, the Tūhoe tribe of Te Urewera have been an enigma to outsiders for 150 years. Now, with settlement of its Treaty of Waitangi claims in sight, the iwi reasserts its right to determine its own destiny.
Portrait of a tattooed New Zealand, Maori Chief, Menehira Whatiwatihoe, ca. by Elizabeth Pulman . Dated 1875.
On front: "S.M.& Co., Series Iles, Photo Ani, the Village Belle" A Maori beauty. ------------------------- This is a scanned image from a batch of vintage snapshots, postcards and photos purchased from auction. I did some small, cosmetic clean-up retouches in photoshop. Any comments or observations are much appreciated!
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Sorry I haven't posted for a few months. I've been busy with a death in the family. But now I've started weaving again. Yesterday a few of my weaving pals and I delivered quite a few angel korowai to the hospital. It was interesting hearing how they are used and the other options available to families dealing with little people's deaths. There are other groups like embroiderers making wee garments etc. I hope we all help at a very sad time in people's lives. But now I have started a new cloak to practice an idea for a friend's new cloak. She wants panels within the cloak with taaniko patterns. Quite tricky. I'm having to train my brain to weave in both directions. It was done by Rangimarie Hetet and I'm trying to replicate her technique. It would be easier if I did a whole block of taaniko but I'm trying to work on the angle. And each row is double so forward and back are the same colours. If anyone has done this and has some suggestions I'm all ears. It looks straightforward till you actually try it. Quite a slow process too, so I think it will take a while to achieve length. The other news is that while up north I found two ladies importing string to NZ. One is cotton and I haven't seen it yet to determine quality. The other is jute and I like the look of it. It is already washed and though not as light a colour as I would like it's not as dark as unwashed $2 shop string. It is also a little thicker than the fine string so could be used single. I will have a go soon so I can report on its quality but it looks good. It's great to see people getting on and doing what I was thinking about but didn't get around to. Wishing you all a very Happy Christmas
