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‘Tui cloak’ by Kōhai Grace

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‘Tui cloak’ by Kōhai Grace

Kōhai Grace is one of a new generation of Māori artists who use traditional art forms such as weaving in contemporary contexts. ‘Tui cloak’ appeared in a 2004 exhibition entitled ‘Toi Māori: the eternal thread’ at Pātaka art gallery and museum, Porirua, Wellington. In the cloak, copper is used along with traditional materials such as flax fibre and feathers.

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Nancy Swarbrick, Creative life – Visual arts and crafts, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/1817/tui-cloak-by-kohai-grace (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 3 March 2009.