Most clothes made by the maori people were made from;
native plants (e.g harakeke bushes, also known as flax bushes)
bird feathers (e.g huia feathers)
animal skins (e.g the kuri, which is a now extinct native Maori dog)
bone (e.g shark or animal bone)
This is a drawing of a Maori warrior
Cloaks:
Cloaks were normally worn by Maori in authority, a.k.a chiefs or great warriors. These cloaks showed a lot of mana and prestige. Some cloaks styles were:
Korowai
Kaitaka
Kahu huruhuru
Kahu kuri
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