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Mat

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  • Ingoa Kē

    Placemat (English)

    Tablemat (English)

  • Kupu whakaahua

    Placemat. Centre of mat woven from paeore (pandanus) with overlaid dyed-red apuraka (giant swamp taro) akamanea (decoration) and dyed-red kiriau (hibiscus fibre) akaververe (fringe). Long rectangular shaped mat. Overlaid dyed-red apuraka decoration in middle of mat forms geometric patterns, with triangles on their sides, apices touching. Red cotton fabric is interwoven with the woven mat, bordering, and strengthening edges of the mat.

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

    48688 (ethnology)

  • Wāhanga
Mat, 1979.233, 48688, Photographed by Jennifer Carol,… … Read more

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