Te kora

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Te kora. A sample of te kora (coconut sennit cordage). This sample of kora is finely twined in 2-ply. It is light in weight, has a dry texture and is light brown in colour. The kora is wound into a loose circular reel. Kora is made from the processed out husk fibre of moimoto (young, green coconuts). The process to prepare kora begins with splitting away the coconut husk into four to five long pieces, submerging them in salt water for several weeks, wringing and beating the fibres then rolling strands in small bunches to make rolled pieces called binoka. The binoka are then overlapped and rolled together to create lengths of kora (cord). The entire process is usually the work of I-Kiribati women to undertake.

Accession number: 1936.295 Last Update: 30 Nov 2018
Other Name

Cordage of coconut sennit (English)

Accession Number

1936.295

Accession Date

1936

Other Id

24139.5 (ethnology)

Z86 (unknown ID type)

Department

Pacific

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