whariki
/ˈfɑːriːki/noun (plural wharikis or same) NZ
A woven mat used for sitting or sleeping on: I am settled comfortably on the whariki in the living room...
- Many a night those times, when I lay down on my flax whariki, though I was dog-tired, I could not sleep, thinking over the past and dreading the future.
- Flax is a staple survival plant in traditional Maori life used for such as kai, whare, whariki, and sandals prior to the arrival of European resources.
- Weaving is the means by which individual fibres may become transformed into a whariki of many shades and textures.
Origin
Late 19th century: Maori.