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2. Māori traditional textiles - Wikipedia

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   The design is sometimes interpreted as the arms of warriors caught in haka (fierce rhythmic dance) action. The niho taniwha (taniwha tooth) pattern is a notched-tooth design found on all types of objects, mats, woven panels, belts, and clothing. The poutama is a stepped design signifying the growth of man, striving ever upwards.

3. Kiri Nathan - Wikipedia

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   Kiri Marie Nathan MNZM (born 1972) is a New Zealand Māori fashion designer, entrepreneur, cultural ambassador and mentor, based in Auckland.She is co-founder of the fashion brand Kiri Nathan, was the first Māori designer to open New Zealand Fashion Week, and was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to Māori and the fashion industry.

4. Grass skirt - Wikipedia

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   Grass skirts were introduced to Hawaii by immigrants from the Gilbert Islands around the 1870s to 1880s [3] although their origins are attributed to Samoa as well. [4] [5] According to DeSoto Brown, a historian at the Bishop Museum in Honolulu, it is likely Hawaiian dancers began wearing them during their performances on the vaudeville circuit of the United States mainland.

5. Hei-tiki - Wikipedia

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   maori.info Further information about hei-tiki, with pictures; Hei-tiki in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa; Auckland War Memorial Museum hei-tiki collections; Curator Tharron Bloomfield discusses some of the hei-tiki in Auckland War Memorial Museum's collection; 19th Century greenstone hei-tiki from museum collections

6. Pareo - Wikipedia

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   Hiva Oa dancers dressed in pāreu around 1909. The Tahitian pāreu are among the most colourful and bright of the Pacific. Originally flower patterns, the hibiscus flowers in particular, or traditional tapa patterns, were printed in bright colours on a cotton sheet of about 90 or 120 cm wide and 180 cm long.

7. New Zealand design - Wikipedia

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   The multi-disciplinary design group Brenner Associates was established in 1949 and specialised graphic design agencies including that of Bill Haythornthwaite emerged in the post-war period. Much industrial, interior, graphic, jewellery and fashion design in New Zealand was influenced by international trends although distinctive New Zealand ...