A traditional Maori skirt made of dried flax leaves, worn by both sexes.
a Maori warrior in a flax skirt welcomed the royal guests
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A pioneering New Zealand Maori rugby league team landed in Sydney from the SS Moana in 1908, accompanied by four tribal elders wearing piupiu (flax skirts).
One exhibit of special interest dates from 1900 and shows a Maori woman wearing a dark European dress with a piupiu (flax skirt) draped over the shoulder.
He was greeted with a traditional Maori challenge from fearsome-looking tattooed warriors in flax skirts wielding wooden spears.
Usually the men do not wear anything under the flax skirts.
Any Muslim who attends Waitangi Day Celebrations is welcome "whether they're wearing a burqa or a piupiu (Maori flax skirt)".
He is wearing the cloak that adorns great chiefs, and a flax skirt that gently sways in the breeze.
The Maori ran around in flax skirts, bare feet and feather cloaks, hardly the stuff to keep you toasty warm.
His costume - a flax skirt with a black thong underneath - proved to be a hit with the Duchess, who acknowledged him with a smile.
Children will have a special kids' dress-up area as part of the exhibition so they can put on piupiu (flax skirts) and take part in weaving workshops.
She's converted the carport to an outside lounge, where she's set up a workstation to make flax skirts for kapa haka kids.