Toi Te Rito Maihi (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kahungunu) has a lifetime of experience at traditional Māori weaving. In this video clip she describes the insights she received from an earlier generation of experts into the symbolic significance of woven garments such as kākahu (cloaks).
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