Kahu kurī Canis familiaris: hairs from dog-skin cloaks (ME321)
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This factsheet assists in the identification of hairs from a kahu kurī (dog-skin cloaks). Artefacts, or taonga, may incorporate animal hairs, or animal skins.
Microscopic features
![Kahu kurī hair. Medulla: wide lattice. Image: Bronwyn Lowe Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Hair-identification/Kahu_kuri_1_Medulla_1__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)
![Kahu kurī hair. Medulla: wide lattice (viewed with crossed polars). Image: Bronwyn Lowe Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Hair-identification/Kahu_kuri_1_Medulla_2__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)
![Kahu kurī hair. Scales: irregular wave, crenate margins, near separation. Image: Bronwyn Lowe Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Hair-identification/Kahu_kuri_1_scales_1__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)
![Kahu kurī hair. Scales: irregular wave, crenate margins, near separation. Image: Bronwyn Lowe Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Hair-identification/Kahu_kuri_1_scales_2__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)
![Kahu kurī hair. Scales: irregular wave, crenate margins, near separation. Image: Bronwyn Lowe Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Hair-identification/Kahu_kuri_1_scales_3__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)
![Kahu kurī hair. Scales (near tip): irregular wave, crenate margins, distant separation. Image: Bronwyn Lowe Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Hair-identification/Kahu_kuri_1_scales_5__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)
![Kahu kurī hair. Scales (furthest from tip): diamond or broad petal. Image: Bronwyn Lowe Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Hair-identification/Kahu_kuri_1_scales_4-v2__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)
![Kahu kurī hair. Typical tip damage. Tip absent, and hair shaft broken and frayed close to tip. Image: Bronwyn Lowe Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Hair-identification/Kahu_kuri_1_tip_damage__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)