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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

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Bag, Kete

Kete Muka woven from natural muka (flax fiber). Woven using whatu aho rua (two-pair weft-twining). Cast on using decorative looped whenu in pairs of two. The kaupapa (body) of this kete is decorated with mawhitiwhiti (woven cross stitch) patterns. Frill work woven edge. A piece of muka cord has been looped between stitches along the bottom to add a decorative element.

Provenance Place:
Unlocalised, New Zealand

D62.989

Details

Provenance Place
Unlocalised, New Zealand
Cultural Group
Unlocalised, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
25 x 200 x 170mm
Media/Materials
flax, fibre, vegetal, organic
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D62.989
On Display
No

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