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    • Textile conservator Rangi Te Kanawa with a damaged korowai
    Rights: Photo by Adrian Heke, Crown copyright 2014. Published 17 December 2015 Size: 930 KB Referencing Hub media

    Textile conservator Rangi Te Kanawa (Ngāti Maniapoto) with a damaged korowai from Te Papa Tongarewa collection.

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      Preserving harakeke taonga

      Māori have many traditional uses for harakeke (Phormium tenax) such as the making of traps and fishing nets and the weaving of whāriki (mats) and kete (baskets). Harakeke is also important for ...

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