ID: 700001791 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700001791	Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1

Korowai (cloak) (cloaks; Unknown weaver; unknown; Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (Wellington, Welling...; ME022703)

Note: Like all classic korowai, this cloak has a kaupapa (foundation) covered with fine, undulating rows of rolled black hukahuka cords. The korowai class of cloaks is distinctive for its surface decoration. This korowai also has randomly attached muka (NZ flax fibre) tassels, a twentieth-century fashion, mingled with the graceful traditional hukahuka.

Titles:

Korowai (cloak) (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

cloaks [300046142] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Costume (hierarchy name), costume (mode of fashion), clothing, outerwear)

Classifications:

ceremonial (preferred)

Oceanic art

Creation Date: unknown

Creator Display:

Unknown weaver [preferred,VP]

unknown (unknown cultural designation) [500125274]

Locations:

Current: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand) [500311561] Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: ME022703

Credit Line: Purchased 2001

Display Materials: Muka (flax) or tï töï (mountain cabbage tree) fibre, gold and black traditional dyes

	weaving [300053642]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <additive and joining processes and techniques>, assembling (additive and joining process))

	braiding [300053638]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>)

	muka (fiber) [300379297]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by form>, <materials by physical form>, <fiber and fiber by product>, fiber, natural fiber, plant fiber)

	dye [300013029]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, colorant (material))

Dimensions: Approximate 1020 (Height) x 1510 (Width) x 50 (Depth) mm; Approximate 1500 (Width) x 1200 (Length) mm

General Subject:

apparel (preferred)

Specific Subjects:

	cloak [300046142]
	.....(Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Costume (hierarchy name), costume (mode of fashion), clothing, outerwear) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: decorative and utilitarian works

Sources and Contributors:
Korowai (cloak)	........ [VP,TePapa]
	........ Te Papa online (2000-) http://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/ObjectDetails.aspx?oid=524885
	........ Te Papa spreadsheet (2012)

Subject: ....... [VP,TePapa]

....................... Te Papa spreadsheet (2012)

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Te Papa online (2000-) http://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/ObjectDetails.aspx?oid=524885