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basket

human history
  • Description

    Kato. Basket. Coiled tu'aniu (coconut midrib) basket kato that is bound together with pandanus strips. It is circular in shape and has a kau (handle) that is looped over the top and is attached at opposite ends. Due to the small size od this kato it was possibly used to store jewellery, trinkets, and other personal items.

  • Place
    Tonga/Pacific
  • Accession Number
    1979.40
  • Accession Date
    1979
  • Other Id

    48437 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Pacific

basket, 1979.40, 48437, Cultural Permissions Apply

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  • basket, 1979.40, 48437, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • basket, 1979.40, 48437, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • basket, 1979.40, 48437, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • basket, 1979.40, 48437, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • basket, 1979.40, 48437, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • basket, 1979.40, 48437, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • basket, 1979.40, 48437, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • basket, 1979.40, 48437, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • basket, 1979.40, 48437, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • basket 48437, Cultural Permissions Apply

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