Kete

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Kete. Bag. Kete kikau. Used for storing personal items. Woven from kikau ou (young coconut leaf). Weaving is wider at the rim and narrower at the base. Woven in vertical twill. Finished at the base with an iri (braid). Top of kete kikau is finished with pirua (double layer pattern/technique).

Accession number: 1927.124 Last Update: 20 Sept 2018
Other Name

Bag (English)

Kete kikau (Cook Islands)

Accession Number

1927.124

Accession Date

23 Jun 1927

Other Id

1013 (ethnology)

Department

Pacific

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Kete, 1927.124, 1013, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 29 Jun 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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