Story: Māori clothing and adornment – kākahu Māori

More links and websites

• Kahu ora – living cloaks

  A collection of videos from the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, about Māori cloaks.

• Māori plant use

  A database on the Landcare Research site which provides information about how plants have been used, including for weaving and making clothing.

• Old New Zealand: being incidents of native customs and character in the old times by a Pakeha Maori

  The text of the book written by Frederick Edward Maning, originally published in 1863.

• Te Roopu Raranga Whatu o Aotearoa

  This page on the Toi Māori Aotearoa – Māori Arts New Zealand website provides information about Te Roopu Raranga Whatu o Aotearoa, a group for Māori weavers.

• Traditional Maori dress: rediscovering forgotten elements of pre-1820 practice

  A PhD thesis by E. Patricia Y. Wallace which examines evidence of traditional Māori dress from the mid-17th century to 1820.

More suggestions and sources

• White, John. The ancient history of the Maori, his mythology and traditions. 13 volumes. Hamilton: University of Waikato Library, 2001 (originally published 1887–90).