Shawl

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Date:Not Recorded

Description:A Korowai type Maori shawl of woven buff fabric with a black fringe. It has plain twined weaving, called taniko, and is made from New Zealand flax - Phormium Tenax. This object is unusual as it is made in two sections.

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Donor ref: LEAMG : M433.1919.2 (60/23277)

Source: Leamington Spa Art Gallery and Museum

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