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Damaged piupiu

Damaged piupiu, a precious family taonga.

This piupiu, a precious family taonga, was showing significant damage from time. Sections of black fibre that make up the patterns in the piupiu are broken, and some of the pokinikini that hang from the waistband have fallen off.

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