Kete
human history
Kete. Bag. For carrying personal items. Woven from rauara (pandanus leaf) with overlaid dyed-black apuraka (giant swamp taro) akamanea (decoration). Rectangular in shape. The kete has a patara (serrated) decorative edge. The overlaid pattern in dyed-black is known as katikativai (a motif that consists of two rows of check that touch), woven in a zig-zag pattern. Rauara tatai (handle) is broken off, although base of handle is woven through kete, tied off on the ends.
Accession number: 1954.11.17 Last Update: 20 Sept 2018
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Bag (English)
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- Cook Islands
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1954.11.17
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15 Jan 1954
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33700.1 (ethnology)
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