Kete

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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
Other Name

Bag (English)

Place
Cook Islands
Accession Number

1954.11.17

Accession Date

15 Jan 1954

Other Id

33700.1 (ethnology)

Department

Pacific

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Kete, 1954.11.17, 33700.1, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 22 Jun 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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