Dame Rangimārie Hetet DBE (née Hursthouse, 24 May 1892 – 14 June 1995) was a New Zealand tohunga raranga, a master of Māori weaving.
Hetet was born in Oparure, King Country, New Zealand on 24 May 1892, the daughter of Charles Wilson Hursthouse and Mere Te Rongopāmamao Aubrey.
As her father was generally away for survey work, Hetet grew up amongst Ngati Kinohaku, a hapū (sub-tribe) of Ngāti Maniapoto.
[4] The League's original intentions included preserving Māori arts and crafts and there was an acknowledgement that the skills were in danger of dying out.
[2][5] At the time tradition held that weavers should only teach members of their hapū, and specific patterns were restricted to those groups.
The kete is made from undyed flax woven in a plain check, and a three-strand braid beginning at the bottom.
[11] The Otago Museum holds a kete, whatu huruhuru, made by Hetet using flax fibre and pheasant feathers.