About the artist
Toi Te Rito Maihi
Ngāi Te Ipu, Ngāi Te Apatu o Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Hao of Ngā Puhi
Toi Te Rito Maihi (b.1937 d.2022) joined the Kāhui Whiritoi in 2008.
Framed muka tauira
Taonga created by weavers of Te Kāhui Whiritoi
This sampler demonstrating a pattern woven in
Meaning
Fibre extracted from harakeke (flax leaves)
Also known as: whiitau / whītau
is presented in a wooden frame. It is the last work made by Toi before she passed.
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