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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Basket, Kōnae

Rourou (food bowl). Woven with twelve whenu (strands) of harakeke (flax) from the centre outwards in a takitahi pattern. Completed with a whiri (braid) tied with a piece of flax that is looped through the basket and knotted into a handle. Rourou were frequently constructed as single or limited use items as they were quick and easy to weave.

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

D23.84

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
110mm (4 5/16")
Media/Materials
flax, fibre, vegetal, organic
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D23.84
On Display
No

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