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Kōrero: Māori clothing and adornment – kākahu Māori

Kaitaka paepaeroa

He kākahu mana nui te kaitaka paepaeroa, i whatua nuitia i ngā rohe maha i te rautau 1700 me te rautau 1800. Ko tēnei tauira he mea whatu ki te tino o te muka. Ko ngā weu o ngā tāniko kua tāwaitia, ā, e whakarākeitia ana hoki ki te wūru. Hei whakaatu tēnei i te tuwhera o ngā whakaaro a te kaiwhatu ki ngā taonga o te ao hou.

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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Reference: B.025480

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Awhina Tamarapa rāua ko Patricia Wallace, Māori clothing and adornment – kākahu Māori – Ngā pueru – prestige garments, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/zoomify/40998/kaitaka-paepaeroa (accessed 4 June 2026).

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