Old cloaks

Today I was able to see the collection of old korowai in  Aratoi the Masterton art gallery and museum.  It was wonderful to closely examine the sides,  the row endings,  the tags and feathers, the taaniko, the shaping etc. The fineness of the whenu and closely woven rows always amaze me.  There was a wide range of designs.

If you have the opportunity to go through a museums collection think about what you want to see in particular. I was concentrating on sides and shaping and can't wait to get home to try it all out.  The tags were interesting too, now that I have got the hang of the proper way of putting them in.  In fact I might go out right now and use some of the string I have cut and get on to it.