Accession No
2003.165
Description
Three-legged woven basketry artwork by Donna Campbell titled 'Pacific totem basket'. Made from dyed split leaves of harakeke woven into a cylinder and decorated with paua shell
Place
Oceania; Polynesia; Aotearoa New Zealand; North Island; Bay of Plenty; Rotorua District; Rotoiti
Period
commissioned 2001
Source
Gathercole, Peter
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
2003.165
Cultural Affliation
Maori; Ngapuhi tribe
Material
Basketry; Leaf; Wood; Metal; Copper; Shell
Local Term
'Pacific totem basket'
Measurements
Events
Description (CMS Description)
'Pacific totem basket', a three-legged woven basketry artwork made from split leaves of harakeke (New Zealand flax or Phormium tenax) dyed with chemical dyes and woven into a cylinder that is mounted onto a three-legged frame made of dowelling rods. The basketry cylinder is tied to the frame with copper wire. Pieces of paua (Haliotis) shell ornament some of these joins.
Event Date 16/12/2004
Author: maa
Context (Display)
Exhibited: On display in the Maudslay Hall, on the Pacific plinth, with Malangan sculptures, c.2003- 2011.
Event Date 17/8/2017
Author: rachel hand
FM:145108
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