Kete

human history

Other Name
Bag (English)
Description
Kete. Bag. For carrying personal items. Woven from rauara (pandanus leaf) with dyed apuraka (giant swamp taro) akamanea (decorative) overlay. Flat pentagon shape (bottom edge ending at a point). Flap with single pupu (shell) for toggle with thin rauara cord as a catch. Kete is woven in right angle/straight check. Natural colour with dyed-red apuraka akamanea (decorative) overlay. Single tatai (handle) braided with natural rauara and dyed-red rauara strips.
Flap has decorative chevron created from red overlaid apuraka strips. Red akamanea overlay of a flower motif at the back, two downwards pointing chevrons and letters [A r r] on the body of the kete.
Place
Cook Islands
Field Collection Date
Circa 1938
Accession Number
1991.14
Accession Date
11 Feb 1991
Other Id
53702 (ethnology)
Department
Pacific

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Credit Line
Collection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira,1991.14, 53702.
Cultural Origin
Cook Islands
Primary Maker
Unknown (Maker)
Place
Cook Islands
Date
Pre 1991
Associated Person
T B Graham (Maker)
Technique
plaited

woven

dyed
Signature/marks
53702 COOKS (handwritten)
Media
pandanus (leaf)/leaf (plant material)/plant material
dye/colorant
Measurement Reading
170mm
310mm
30mm
Classification
Bag, Kit
Bag, Carrying
Personal Carrying & Storage Gear
Personal Gear
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20 Sep 2018

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