The Hawke s Bay-made harakeke face masks that even museums want a piece of
4 Feb, 2021 10:55 PM
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Purewa MacGregor wearing her El Bandit harakeke mask. Photo / Supplied
Hand-woven face masks with Māori identity at the forefront are capturing the eyes of those wanting to document a history of the Covid-19 pandemic. Hastings artist Purewa MacGregor s beautiful and practical raranga (face masks) have been catching the eyes of museums near and far.
MacGregor, a kairaranga (practitioner of traditional Maori art), started making flax masks during the Covid-19 lockdown, initially as a practice concept.
Now two of her hand-woven face masks are part of museum collections in New Zealand and Germany.
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Thanks for all your beautiful moths spottings this week Kel! This one is incredibly beautiful. Please kindly fill in the habitat field. This should briefly describe the actual habitat where the spotting was made (forest, backyard, porch light, etc.). Also mention any specimen that was bred. Thank you again!