'Ato fu’e umu lapotopoto
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'Ato fu’e umu lapotopoto. Round plaited food basket. This is a handwoven 'ato (basket). It features a braided, oval base and a long depth with a circular opening that is larger than its base. It has been woven from lau niu (coconut palm leaf). It has been woven when the lau niu was still green as a result of its current colouring and stiffness of fibre. The term lapotopoto refers to its round plait at the base of the 'ato. This particular 'ato would be used for carrying mea'ai (food). It would also be considered a simple style of 'ato.
Accession number: 1998.62.3 Last Update: 14 Sept 2023
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ato fili tolu (Samoan)
'Ato fili tolu (Samoan)
Round plaited food basket (English)
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- Upolu/Western Samoa
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1998.62.3
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10 Oct 1998
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55303 (ethnology)
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