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Pākē
Fibre Arts
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Meleta Bennett
Tumu Te Rito O Rotowhio, (Head of the National Weaving School)
Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Ranginui
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$1,990 NZD
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800mm x 440mm
1636ML
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Description
Pākē (rain capes) are practical everyday garments made by attaching hundreds of leaf strips (harekeke - NZ flax) to a woven foundation. The harakeke channelled off the rain. This Pākē has been fashioned with strands of muka fibre within the flax.
