Kato tāpola. Single or multi use basket. This is a kato (basket) made from Nikau palm leaf. Nikau is a native tree that grows in New Zealand. This is a style of kato that would be used for harvesting and carrying food. The palm leaf has been obtained and split down the centre of the midrib. The pinnules have been woven together from the midrib point to form the mass of the kato. To complete the kato, the ends of the pinnules have been braided together to form the base. The ends of the pinnule lengths have been loosely knotted off to finish the braid. The fibrous depth of the midrib can be seen from where it has been split and forms the rim of the kato. The pinnules have dried over time and portrays a dried, pale yellow colour. The rim is oval and its depth is short. The woven mass of the kato is that of an open weave. This was made in New Zealand, Auckland by Matafetu Smith. Although it is made from materials obtained in New Zealand, it is a demonstration is of the style of kato weaving eminent to Niue.