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kowhaiwhai

/kəˈfʌɪfʌɪ/
noun
mass noun NZ
Painted ornamentation in Maori art, typically made up of geometric swirls.

Origin
1940s: Maori.

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Bob created a wall border imagined in the style of New Zealand's Maori kowhaiwhai.

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