Collection item
Tino Poraka, 2025
This poraka is a statement piece inspired after a hikoi to parliament in May 2024 -what turned out to be the first of many in the coming years. It is both a physical and symbolic embodiment of tino rangatiratanga. Each poraka I knit takes hours of work and if cared for properly, can be passed on to future generations to enjoy and embody. When I wear my poraka, it's an assertion to the world that "I am here, I am proud to be Maori, and you cannot take my tino rangatiratanga away from me:'
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Details
Photographer:
Nathalie Gregory
Credit:
Garment loan courtesy of Aorangi Kora
Copyright:
Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 Licence
Designer:
Aorangi Kora (Te Whakatohea, Ngati Kauwhata, Rangitane, Ngati Porou, Rongowhakaata, Ngai Tahu)
Maker:
Aorangi Kora (Te Whakatohea, Ngati Kauwhata, Rangitane, Ngati Porou, Rongowhakaata, Ngai Tahu)
Garment type:
Knitted jumper
Material:
78% mohair, 13% wool, 9% nylon
Features:
Crew neck, lantern sleeve, loose fit through the body, colour work knitting depicting the Tino Rangatiratanga flag
Colour:
Black, red, white
Exhibition:
KNIT: Original fashion created from yarn
Last published:
2026
Label:
@crochetbae
Date:
2025
