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Story: Ngā manu – birds

Rain cape

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Rain cape

Pai Kanohi wears an undressed rain cape, at Ruatāhuna around 1910. These garments were compared to the nest of the mātātā (fernbird) – both were snug and provided good shelter.

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Kelly Keane, Ngā manu – birds – Birds associated with death, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/12151/rain-cape (accessed 25 June 2026).

Story by Kelly Keane, published 1 March 2009, updated 17 February 2015.