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Weaving a kakahu /

Te Kanawa, Diggeress.

Weaving a kakahu / Diggeress Te Kanawa ; photographs by Gil Hanly ; drawings by Cath Brown ; [editor: Ata Te Kanawa]. - Updated version. - [Hamilton, N.Z.] : Puwaha ki te Ao Trust, 2006. - 49, [3] pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.

Previous ed.: Wellington, N.Z. : Bridget Williams Books, 1992. Explains process of weaving a kakahu, and preparing harakeke, dyeing the fibre, weaving, shaping and adornment.

The book takes the reader through the process of weaving a kakahu. From selecting and preparing flax, dyeing the fibre, weaving, shaping and adornment.


Chiefly in English with some Māori.

9780473117962 (pbk.) : $29.90 0473117967 (pbk.) : $29.90

Puwaha ki te Ao Trust, P.O. Box 5417, Hamilton, N.Z. ; ata@tumai.co.nz


Hand weaving--New Zealand.
Phormium tenax--Processing.
Maori (New Zealand people)--Costume.
Whatu kākahu
Tikanga
Tāniko
Maori--Clothing.
Maori (New Zealand people)--Clothing.
Taniko.

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