1. |
Rough Specimen of Hand-Scraped Flax (
Phormum tenax). |
2. |
'Muka.'—Scraped Fibre of New Zealand Flax. |
3. |
'He abo whatu.'—Flax Fibre, as prepared for the 'Korowai,' or Shaggy Mantle. (The variety of flax called 'Koura' yields the best fibre for this purpose.) |
4. |
'He alio.'—Maori Fishing Line, twisted fibre of New Zealand Flax. |
5. |
'Karawai.'—Flax Fibre stained with bark of Toutou (
Phyllocladus trichomanoides) used for embroidering the fine 'Kaitaka' Mantle. |
6. |
'Karawai' (No. 2), with specimen of dyeing bark attached. |
7. |
'Ngaku.'—Flax Leaf partially scraped, and dyed with bark of Hinau (
Elaocarpus Linau), for 'Pokeha' or Rain Cloak. |
8. |
'Ngaku' (No. 2).—Specimen shewing the state of the Fibre after immersion in the Hinau dye-water. The Fibre is afterwards blackened by steeping in swamp mire. |
9. |
'Karawai Pango.'—Fine Hinau-dyed Fax, for embroidering the edges of the Kaitaka Mantle. |
10. |
'Korowai.'—Hinau-dyed Flax, as prepared for the Korowai or Shaggy Mantle. |
11. |
'Pake.'—Scraped Fibre of the Kiekie plant (
Freycinetia Banksii), for Pora or Rough Mat. |