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Kete

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  • Ingoa Kē

    Bag (English)

    Kete kikau (Cook Islands)

  • Kupu whakaahua

    Kete. Bag. Kete kikau. Used for storing personal items. Woven from kikau ou (young coconut leaf). Curved shape wherein rim area is wider than the base area. Woven with kikau in horizontal 2/2 twill. Bottom closed off with an iri (braid) on outside of the kete. Iri has been tied off in a knot at the side of the kete. Commencement from the rim. All natural colour.

  • Wāhi
  • Wāhi Hāngai
  • Accession Number
    1985.342
  • Rā Tāpiringa
    23 Sep 1985
  • Tohu Tuakiri Kē

    51922 (ethnology)

  • Wāhanga
Kete, 1985.342, 51922, Photographed by Jennifer Carol,… … Read more

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