Kete
human history
Kete. Bag. For carrying personal items. Woven from rauara (pandanus leaf) with overlaid dyed-red/brown and dyed-black apuraka (giant swamp taro) akamanea (decoration). Rectangular in shape. The kete has a patara (serrated) decorative edge. The overlaid pattern in the centre of the kete is known as viti (single vertical lines of check). This is placed in-between two rows of natural coloured punarua (row of squares, each standing on one corner). Single woven tatai (handle). Originally gifted in 1932.
Accession number: 1979.233 Last Update: 20 Sept 2018
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Bag (English)
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- Cook Islands
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1979.233
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07 Dec 1979
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48661 (ethnology)
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