Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Kete

This Kete is unusual due to the orientation of the feathers, which is upside down when compared to most kete huruhuru. One side features native orange tipped kaka feathers with intermittent kereru feathers featured throughout. The opposite side predominantly seems to be woven using primarily duck feathers of varying species. The cast on for this kete is also unusual, as it appears to have used a base cord for the brim, where whenu (warps) have been attached by creating a loop and pulling the tail ends through. The muka for this kete is dyed black, most likely using paru (iron rich mud) which is beginning to show signs of breakdown. The yellow dye is most likely achieved using raurekau/kanono bark.

Provenance Place:
Puketeraki, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand

D67.2447

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