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Maori Warrior’s Ikebana – for the Real Father’s Day

Posted on June 12, 2010 by Peter

Tweet Ikebana of trop­ical Birds of Paradise and red pin­cush­ions wrapped in harakeke, New Zealand leaves akin to European flaxx. Maori war­riors wove bun­dled harakeke into armored vests to deflect the arrows of other indige­nous tribes. When Europeans invaded New … Continue reading →

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