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muka (fiber) (plant fiber, natural fiber, ... Materials (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Fiber product used by Maori in weaving. It is prepared by scrapping, pounding and washing New Zealand flax, which are plants of the Phormium genus, not true flax. Muka is a key material in Maori traditional textiles where it is usually used in tāniko or twined weaving.
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| muka (fiber) (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,N)
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| muka (fiber) (Maori-P,D,U,U)
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| muka (Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: M.MT |
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Materials Facet |
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.... Materials (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ materials (substances) (G) |
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............ <materials by form> (G) |
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................ <materials by physical form> (G) |
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.................... <fiber and fiber by product> (G) |
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........................ fiber (G) |
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............................ natural fiber (G) |
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................................ plant fiber (G) |
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.................................... muka (fiber) (G) |
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| Dutch ..... Vezelproduct dat door Maori's wordt gebruikt bij het weven. Het wordt gemaakt door Nieuw-Zeelands vlas te schrapen, bekloppen en wassen. Het betreft planten van het genus Phormium, niet echt vlas. Muka is een belangrijk materiaal in traditioneel Maori-textiel. Het wordt vaak gebruikt bij tāniko of 'getwijnd' weven. |
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Related concepts: |
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| derived/made from .... |
Phormium (genus) |
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(Asphodelaceae (family), Asparagales (order), ... Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) [300389729] |
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