Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Gourd, Taha huahua, Hue
Complete hue or taha huahua (gourd container or calabash) inside a kete and wooden hoop supports. Neck of the gourd has been cut away, creating a large circular hole, the edges of which have been worked smooth. Kete is plaited with unscraped harakeke in an over-two, under-two twill. Kete has a flat base and rounded sides with a drawstring closure made of twisted muka cord. Two wooden hoops wrap around the perimeter of the kete to support the container. The two hoops are tied with pieces of unscraped harakeke and thick plaited muka handles.
Provenance Place:
Unlocalised, New Zealand
D67.2888
Details
- Provenance Place
- Unlocalised, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Unlocalised, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 230 x 290mm
- Credit Line
- Augustus Hamilton
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D67.2888
- On Display
- No
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