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Polapola

human history
  • Other Name

    Food gathering basket (English)

  • Description

    Polapola. Food gathering basket. Polapola are used as an every day bag for gathering food such as crops, or shellfish. It is made from launiu (coconut leaf) and is quickly woven in large strips. Due to polapola being an everyday bag, easy to make and in large supply, they aren't made with the same care and detailing of an ato (bag).

  • Place
    Fakaofo/Tokelau Islands/Polynesia/Pacific
  • Accession Number
    1970.208
  • Accession Date
    1970
  • Other Id

    43762 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Pacific

Polapola, 1970.208, 43762, Cultural Permissions Apply

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  • Polapola, 1970.208, 43762, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Polapola, 1970.208, 43762, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Polapola, 1970.208, 43762, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Polapola, 1970.208, 43762, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Polapola, 1970.208, 43762, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Polapola, 1970.208, 43762, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Polapola, 1970.208, 43762, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Polapola, 1970.208, 43762, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Polapola, 1970.208, 43762, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Polapola, 1970.208, 43762, Cultural Permissions Apply
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