Kahu kurī Canis familiaris: hairs from dog-skin cloaks (ME2484 AC07)
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This factsheet assists in the identification of hairs from a kahu kurī (dog-skin cloak). Artefacts, or taonga, may incorporate animal hairs, or animal skins.
Microscopic features
![Kahu kurī. Medulla: wide lattice. Note colour change from pale to dark tan. Image: Bronwyn Lowe Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Hair-identification/Kahu_kuri_2_Medulla_1__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)
![Kahu kurī. Medulla: wide lattice. Note colour change along shaft.. Image: Bronwyn Lowe Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Hair-identification/Kahu_kuri_2_Medulla_2__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)
![Kahu kurī. Scales: irregular wave, smooth to crenate margins, near to distant separation. Note colour change along shaft. Image: Bronwyn Lowe Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Hair-identification/Kahu_kuri_2_scales_1__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)