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This stunning kahu huruhuru (feather cloak) is decorated with a repeating pattern of native bird feathers (kākā, kererū, tūī and kākāriki) attached to a muka (flax fibre) base. Cloaks such as this may have taken years to make, and were only worn by rangatira of high rank.
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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Reference: ME004275
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