Glossary
Terms used in relation to the harakeke collection
A H K M P R T W
A | ||
|---|---|---|
| aho | in weaving, a weft | |
H | ||
| harakeke | swamp or lowland flax, Phormium tenax | |
| hāro method | to strip fibre from harakeke leaf with a shell | |
K | ||
| kaitaka | a fine cloak, with an ornamental border | |
| kakahu | garment, cloak | |
| kete | basket | |
| korowai | a cloak ornamented with black twisted cords | |
| kōrari | flower stalk of harakeke. In some areas, another word for harakeke | |
M | ||
| muka | dressed flax fibre, whītau | |
P | ||
| para | the leaf tissue scraped from harakeke fibre | |
| piupiu | a waist garment with a swinging fringe | |
| putiputi | flower | |
| pīkau | backpack, pack | |
| pōtae | cap, hat | |
R | ||
| raranga | weaving, plaiting | |
| rito | centre growing shoot of harakeke | |
| rourou | small food basket | |
T | ||
| tīhore | a fine harakeke variety - 'can be scraped clean with a fingernail only' | |
W | ||
| wharariki | coastal or mountain flax, Phormium cookianum | |
| whenu | in weaving, a warp | |
| whāriki | floor mat | |
| whītau | dressed harakeke fibre, muka | |