Kahu waero: Kurī Canis familiaris hairs
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This factsheet assists in the identification of hairs from a kahu waero (dog hair tassel cloak). Artefacts, or taonga, may incorporate animal hairs, or animal skins.
Microscopic features
![Kahu waero. Medulla: wide lattice (viewed with crossed polars). Image: Bronwyn Lowe Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Hair-identification/Kahu_waero_medulla_1__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)
![Kahu waero. Medulla: wide lattice. Image: Bronwyn Lowe Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Hair-identification/Kahu_waero_medulla_2__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)
![Kahu waero. Medulla: wide lattice (viewed with crossed polars). Image: Bronwyn Lowe Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Hair-identification/Kahu_waero_medulla_3__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)
![Kahu waero. Scales: regular wave, smooth to crenate margins, near to distant separation. Image: Bronwyn Lowe Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Hair-identification/Kahu_waero_scales_1__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)
![Kahu waero. Scales: regular wave, smooth to crenate margins, near to distant separation. Image: Bronwyn Lowe Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Hair-identification/Kahu_waero_scales_2__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)
![Kahu waero. Scales: regular wave, smooth to crenate margins, near to distant separation. Image: Bronwyn Lowe Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Hair-identification/Kahu_waero_scales_3__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)
![Kahu waero. Hair tip: blunt. Note tapering of medulla towards tip. Image: Bronwyn Lowe Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Hair-identification/Kahu_waero_hair_tip__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)
![Kahu waero. Typical damaged end of artefact hair. Image: Bronwyn Lowe Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Hair-identification/Kahu_waero_hair_tip_damaged__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)