Accession No
TEMP.00196
Description
Kete muka. Twined finger-woven flax (harekeke or phormium tenax) bag, with fringing on three sides. Decorated with 9 horizontal twined rows with dyed green, purple and dark brown and light brown. A pair of 2-ply twisted handles attached to the top of the bag. Condition: Fair. Bag is mis-shaped and fibres have started to shed from the fringes and straps.
Place
Oceania; Polynesia; Aotearoa New Zealand
Period
Source
Unknown
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
TEMP.00196
Cultural Affliation
Maori
Material
Plant; Fibre
Local Term
Kete muka
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Found unlocated in the stores, and probably boxed as Oceania X-Files c.1980s
Event Date 15/12/2015
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Twined finger- woven flax (harekeke or phormium tenax) bag, with fringing on three sides. Decorated with 9 horizontal twined rows with dyed green, purple and dark brown and light brown. A pair of 2-ply twisted handles attached to the top of the bag. Condition: Fair. Bag is mis-shaped and fibres have started to shed from the fringes and straps.
Event Date 15/12/2015
Author: maa
FM:268805
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