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Te Kanawa, Diggeress.

Weaving a kakahu / Diggeress Te Kanawa ; photographs by Gil Hanly ; drawings by Cath Brown. - Wellington, N.Z. : Bridget Williams Books in association with Aotearoa Moananui a Kiwa Weavers, 1992. - 42 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 25 cm

"From selecting and preparing the flax, dyeing the threads and collecting the feathers, to weaving, shaping and finishing"--Back cover. Distributed by Harper/Collins.

Foreword -- Tena koe -- Introduction -- Weaving a kakahu -- Harakeke -- Cutting -- Toe toe = Stripping -- Rui = Sorting -- Whakapa : preparing for separation of muka -- Haaro = Separating muka -- Miro = Twining -- Whenu = Warp -- Whiri whenu = Warp twist -- Patu muka = Beating fibre -- Komuru = Rubbing -- Aho = Weft -- Hukahuka = Tassel from two strands -- Karure = Tassel from three strands -- Dyeing -- Feathers -- Mawhitiwhiti -- To join aho -- To end aho -- Feathers -- Placing of hukahuka or karure -- Poka = Shaping -- Whiri = Plait -- Taniko -- Here = Cord -- Glossary.

In this stunning book, Diggeress Te Kanawa takes us through the process of weaving a kakhu cloak. From selecting and preparing the flax, dyeing the threads and collecting the feathers, to weaving, shaping and finishing, she gives us a step-by-step guide to a unique art" - Back cover

ISBN: 0908912080 9780908912087

LCCN: 92194844

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Hand weaving--New Zealand.
Phormium tenax--Processing.
Maori (New Zealand people)--Clothing.
Cloaks.
Decorative arts, Maori.
Whatu kakahu.
Tikanga.
Tāniko.

LC Class. No.: TT848 / .T34 1992

Dewey Class. No.: 746.42