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kahu huruhuru
What is the difference between kakahu and korowai? What is the difference between kakahu and korowai?
The Maori nouns Kakahu and Kahu mean "garment" or "clothing". Kakahu refers to any garment - it might be a cloak, or a piupiu or a maro, etc. If you are describing a Maori feather cloak, then its correct name is kahu huruhuru. A Maori cloak made of kiwi feathers is a kahu kiwi. Conversely, a Maori cloak made from muka (flax fibre) and decorated with hukahuka (tassels) is called...

The Maori nouns Kakahu and Kahu mean "garment" or "clothing". Kakahu refers to any garment - it might be a cloak, or a piupiu or a maro, etc. If you are describing a Maori feather cloak, then its correct name is kahu huruhuru. A Maori cloak made of kiwi feathers is a kahu kiwi. Conversely, a Maori cloak made from muka (flax fibre) and decorated with hukahuka (tassels) is called...
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