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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

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Kete, Kete

Complete flax kete with plaited handle. Woven in a twilled over-one, under-one pattern with unscraped flax. Natural mid-yellow colour with some mid-red and mid-brown in handle. Internal base commencement; cast off with internal horizontal plait. Top edge serrated in large triangular shape. Patterned at the base with three horizontal double rows of holes, created by changing the direction of individual flax strands.

Provenance Place:
Unlocalised, New Zealand

D43.150

Details

Provenance Place
Unlocalised, New Zealand
Cultural Group
Unlocalised, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
290 x 385 x 31mm
Media/Materials
flax, fibre, vegetal, organic, Muka
Credit Line
Sargood Collection
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D43.150
On Display
Yes

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