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Kete

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  • Ingoa Kē

    Kete kapu akari (Cook Islands)

    Bag (English)

  • Kupu whakaahua

    Kete. Bag. Kete kapu akari (coconut shell bag). Possible decorative use. Large mature kapu akari cut in such a way as to leave a carrying tatai (handle) over the top opening. Tatai decorated with a series of crosses and lines engraved into it. Base of tatai (both sides) has parau (pearl shell) button and dyed-red kiri au (hibiscus fibre) akamanea (decoration) tied to it. The roughly polished kapu akari is a natural dark brown in colour.

  • Wāhi
  • Wāhi Hāngai
  • Accession Number
    1979.233
  • Rā Tāpiringa
    07 Dec 1979
  • Tohu Tuakiri Kē

    48647 (ethnology)

  • Wāhanga
Kete, 1979.233, 48647, Photographed by Jennifer Carol,… … Read more

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