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Makurata Paitini, also called Te Waiohine (c. 1830 - 1935),[1] was a New Zealand Māori weaver. She was from Ruatahuna and a member of the Ngāi Tūhoe iwi.[1][2] She also served as an informant to historian and anthropologist Eldson Best.[2]
In 1900, Paitini was commissioned by Charles Nelson, a hotel owner, to make a feather cloak.[2] This cloak later was sold to the Auckland Museum in 1914. It is made of kākā and kahukura feathers, which have been woven into a fine flax fabric.[2] Paitini signed her work on its taniko border, with MA on one side and KU on the other.[2]
Paitini also wove a red kākā feather cloak for Augustus Hamilton, which she completed in 1906 after a year of work.[3][4] Again, she signed her work on its taniko border with two pairs of small white triangles.[3][4] The cloak was exhibited at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa in 2012, alongside her 1900 cloak.[3]
Paitini also wove korowai, a type of cloak covered with muka tassels.[5]
Paitini had a husband, named Paitini Wi Tapeka.[citation needed]
