Makurata Paitini, also called Te Waiohine (c. 1830 - 1935), [1] was a New Zealand Māori weaver. She was from Ruatahuna and a member of the Ngāi Tūhoe iwi. [1] [2] She also served as an informant to historian and anthropologist Eldson Best. [2]
Works
In 1900, Paitini was commissioned by Charles Nelson, a hotel owner, to make a feather cloak. [2] This cloak later was sold to the Auckland Museum in 1914. It is made of kākā and kahukura feathers, which have been woven into a fine flax fabric. [2] Paitini signed her work on its taniko border, with MA on one side and KU on the other. [2]
Paitini also wove a red kākā feather cloak for Augustus Hamilton, which she completed in 1906 after a year of work. [3] [4] Again, she signed her work on its taniko border with two pairs of small white triangles. [3] [4] The cloak was exhibited at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa in 2012, alongside her 1900 cloak. [3]
Paitini also wove korowai, a type of cloak covered with muka tassels. [5]
Personal life
Paitini had a husband, named Paitini Wi Tapeka.[ citation needed]
References
- ^ a b "Makurata Paitini". Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
- ^ a b c d e Ngahuia Te Awekotuku; Nikora, Linda Waimarie (August 2003). "Nga Taonga o Te Urewera" (PDF). pp. 63–64.
- ^ a b c Adams, Julie (2013). "Review of Kahu Ora / Living Cloaks". Journal of Museum Ethnography (26): 161–162. ISSN 0954-7169.
- ^ a b "Kākahu kura/kahu kura (kākā feather cloak)". Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
- ^ "[Makurata Paitini weaving a korowai]". Auckland Museum. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
