Story: Mosses

Pākē woven with moss

Māori sometimes wove flax pākē (rain capes) that included moss for waterproofing.

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Maggy Wassilieff, Mosses – New Zealand mosses, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/10650/pake-woven-with-moss (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by Maggy Wassilieff, published 1 March 2009.