 As well as eating the meat of the kakapo , Māori would use kakapo skins with the feathers still attached or individually <unk> in kakapo feathers with flax fibre to create <unk> and <unk> . Each one required up to 11 @,@ 000 feathers to make . Not only were these garments considered very beautiful , they also kept the wearer very warm . They were highly valued , and the few still in existence today are considered <unk> ( treasures ) — indeed , the old Māori <unk> " You have a kākāpō <unk> and you still complain of the cold " was used to describe someone who is never satisfied . Kakapo feathers were also used to <unk> the heads of <unk> , but were removed before use in combat . 
