On Display at Whakarewarewa Thermal Village, Rotorua.
Making a good sized piupiu is a labour intensive business. They can contain up to 250 strands of harakeke (flax), each of which has been treated by hand - often by several people. Once the treated and dyed flax has dried, it forms the thin cylinders that make up the skirt. www.whakarewarewa.com
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