Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Bag, Kete

Kete Muka woven from natural and yellow dyed muka (flax fiber). Yellow possibly raurekau bark in origin. Woven from bottom to top using whatu aho patahi (single-pair weft-twining). The body of this kete is unusually decorated as double whenu (warp strands) appear to have been used, with one strand left loose to give the body of this kete a decorated ruffled effect. Yellow and natural muka have been miro (twined) to create two cords that have been added to act as handles. Frill work woven outer edge in yellow and natural muka has been sewn to the left and right edges.

Provenance Place:
Unlocalised, New Zealand

D38.1039

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