Tukutuku panelling is a distinctive art form of the Māori people of New Zealand, a traditional latticework used to decorate meeting houses (Wharenui).
The materials for this weaving are narrow strips of kiekie or harakake, some died black and the coastal plant pingao as yellow colour.
Tukutuku for a wharenui are designed alongside the tohunga whakairo (master carver) as they have in mind the relationship to the other elements of the carvings and kōwhaiwhai to complement each other.
These panels were made by women of Ngāti Maru at Parawai when the house was originally built in 1878.
They are said to be the oldest and most complete tukutuku and have many motifs with a range of very complex patterns to simplicity.