Accession No
2006.173
Description
Bag; basket - Bag woven in blue on top and green on bottom New Zealand flax (Phormium tenax) and feather “fringe” detail. Two four-plait handles made from green and blue scutched flax.
Place
Oceania; Polynesia; Aotearoa New Zealand; Turangi
Period
Source
Henare, Amiria
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
2006.173
Cultural Affliation
Material
Plant; Leaf; Feather
Local Term
Kete
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Purchased at The Maori Shop, Turangi, on 28 December 2004. Accompanying label (now in the Henare-Raymond CB Collection file) reads: ‘A stunning kete. Contemporary and traditional woven into one divine kete. Artist: Bonnie Marshall $168.00’. 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 woven in blue on top and green on bottom New Zealand flax (Phormium tenax) and feather “fringe” detail. Two four-plait handles made from green and blue scutched flax.
Event Date 1/6/2006
Author: maa
FM:265578
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