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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Kete

Piece of kōkōwai wrapped in three layers of kete and kelp. Kōkōwai rests on a bed of feathers and soft fibre and is imprinted with fibre remnants of inner kete. Kete is plaited in over-one, under-one twill, with narrow strands of unscraped plant material. Middle layer is a piece of rigid kelp. Outer layer is a larger, more complete woven piece of kete, curled at the edges and quite rigid, plaited around one edge.

Provenance Place:
Millers Flat, Central Otago District, Otago, New Zealand

D34.964

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
205 x 144 x 55mm
Credit Line
George Rae
Rights
All rights reserved
Main Department
Taoka Māori
Secondary Department
Kā mahi a te whare pora
Accession Number
D34.964
On Display
No

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