Māori warrior's cloak
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The return of a centuries-old Māori warrior's cloak to Aotearoa New Zealand has brought surprise, intrigue, and an ancestral connection for the traditional Māori weaving experts studying it.
The cloak, a pauku, is one of only seven warrior cloaks known to exist around...

![Auckland Museum's tohunga expert weavers' advisory group, Taumata Māreikura, is analyzing the cloak. [Photo: Supplied / Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum] Auckland Museum's tohunga expert weavers' advisory group and cloak](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/maori_warrior_cloak.jpeg?itok=gdtGelxD)