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Kōrero: Niueans

Woven hat

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Woven hat

This hat, woven from bread bags, plastic and nylon, was made by Niuean weaver Moka Poi in Wellington during the 1990s. In New Zealand weavers still use traditional materials such as pandanus, but have branched out into substitutes such as flax and kiekie and modern materials such as plastic bags, which make surprisingly good hats.

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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Reference: FE011299

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Carl Walrond, Niueans – Community and culture, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/720/woven-hat (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Carl Walrond, i tāngia i te 4 March 2009, updated 1 July 2024.