6. Wha Mita removing the tutu leaves from the water Maioha Timoti is waiting to put the first piupiu in. 7. Frank Taipeti and Wha Mita removing a piupiu from the mud bath. gathered a lot of tutu leaves and boiled them up in a copper. When the mixture had cooled we put the piupius into it and left them in until the fibres turned slightly pink in colour (about 10 minutes). Then we lifted them out of the copper and placed them in an old bath which was full of very black mud thinned down with the tutu mixture. We left them in the mud bath for a few minutes, then lifted them out and rinsed them in cold water. We then hung them up to dry. Photos 1 to 8 inclusive by Carl Perham, Whakatane Wearing the completed piupius. From left, standing: Werawera Te Whetu, Rasie Timoti, Hine Tokotari, Maloha Timoti, Himaima McGarvey. In front: George Hohua and Peter kepa.