Cloak
date: label: Accession Date
content: 17 Jan 1911
label: Collection Date
content: 1883
name: label: Collector
content: Edwin Smith
label: Donor Name
content: U. S. Department of Interior
notes: label: Notes
content: From card: ""The material is finely prepared Phormium tenax, or New Zealand flax, twined with great accuracy and neatness. The border is formed by dividing the warp into numerous strands intertwined with black dyed flax and red strouding (Bayetta) producing lozenge patterns in great variety. The edges of the cloak are bordered with a narrow geometrical pattern of close twining which is continued from the border of the garment. The upper edge is finished with a sewing of red and black cord and is supplied with two tying strings. The robe is a fine example of the best textile work of the Maoris. The material has aged to a fine brown color and has taken on a silky luster." - Dr. Walter Hough. Man's. "Parawai." Taniko on 3 sides only. Tag says "Brought from New Zealand in 1883 by Edwin Smith." Small plain cloak, taniko border. In good shape. A little red and blue wool in taniko border. Flax tie strings."
label: Notes
content: Kaitaka parawai, cloak.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 29 Apr 2018
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: New Zealand (Aotearoa), Polynesia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Maori
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 052324
label: USNM Number
content: E262623-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Cloak
physicalDescription: label: Length - Object
content: 115.2 cm
label: Width - Object
content: 134 cm