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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

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Kete

Sample of muka (flax fiber) cloth. Decorated with mawhitiwhiti (woven cross stitch pattern work), decorative 3 looped whenu cast on, and a decorative border frill finish. Woven using whatu aho rua (two-pair weft-twining).

Provenance Place:
Rāpaki, Banks Peninsula District, Canterbury, New Zealand

D21.236

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
280mm (11")
Media/Materials
flax, fibre, vegetal, organic
Credit Line
Gift of Mr Herries Beattie, Tūhura Otago Museum Collection
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D21.236
On Display
No

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