Kete

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Kete. Bag. For carrying personal items. Kete is woven from natural coloured rauara (pandanus leaf) strips with dyed-black apuraka (giant swamp taro) akamanea (decoration). Rectangular in shape. The kete has a patara (serrated rim). Overlaid dyed-black apuraka strips form geometric patterns consisting of four horizontal rows of tapuae mokora (horizontal line of continuous natural-coloured triangles) divided by lines of check. Horizontal lines of punarua (natural-coloured squares standing on one corner) are placed above and below the tapuae mokora patterns. Tatai (handle) is broken.

Accession number: 1953.186.13 Last Update: 20 Sept 2018
Other Name

Bag (English)

Place
Cook Islands
Accession Number

1953.186.13

Accession Date

1953

Other Id

33547.5 (ethnology)

Department

Pacific

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Kete, 1953.186.13, 33547.5, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 21 Jun 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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