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Kōrero: Māori clothing and adornment – kākahu Māori

Te kaitaka paepaeroa a Ruhia Pōrutu

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Ruhia Pōrutu's kaitaka paepaeroa

Nā tētahi wahine whai mana tēnei kaitaka paepaeroa paenga tāniko. I ngā wā o mua, ka pā te mana tapu o te tangata ki ōna kākahu, me āna taonga. I te tau 1840 ka kākahuria te korowai nei ki runga i tētahi tamaiti Pākehā i takahi i tētahi tapu. Ka tāuwhitia e Ruhia taua tamaiti ki tōna korowai, kia kore ai e pāngia e te tangata.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Reference: I.006380

Permission of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Awhina Tamarapa rāua ko Patricia Wallace, Māori clothing and adornment – kākahu Māori – Ngā taonga tuku iho – traditional Māori dress, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/object/40980/ruhia-porutus-kaitaka-paepaeroa (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Awhina Tamarapa rāua ko Patricia Wallace, i tāngia i te 4 March 2013.