Accession No
2006.169
Description
Kete by Kimihia. Bag with flat base (plait start) woven from New Zealand flax (Phormium tenax), undyed. Plaited rim with two flat three-plait handles. Woven in “taki rua” pattern with ornamental detail at top.
Place
Tokomaru Bay; New Zealand; Polynesia; Oceania
Period
Source
Henare, Amiria (Dr); Raymond, Rosanna [joint collectors]; Crowther-Beynon Grant [monetary donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
2006.169
Cultural Affliation
Material
Plant; Leaf
Local Term
Kete
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Purchased from Kimihia at the Matatini Festival, Palmerston North, 25 February 2005. On display at Pasifika Styles, 2006-2008, on ‘basket wall’. F. Veys, 26/7/2006
Event Date 1/6/2006
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Bag with flat base (plait start) woven from New Zealand flax (Phormium tenax), undyed. Plaited rim with two flat three-plait handles. Woven in “taki rua” pattern with ornamental detail at top.
Event Date 1/6/2006
Author: maa
FM:265574
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