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Maea

human history
  • Other Name

    Coil of plaited hibiscus fibre (English)

  • Description

    Maea. Coil of plaited fibre. This is a rope made of fau (hibiscus). The rope is a beige colour and braided using a fili lautolu (three-ply) technique. The rope is quite thin and is knotted at either end to ensure the braid does not unravel. The rope is coiled into a small circle and is wrapped in a thin strip of fau to hold it together.

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

    43874 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Pacific

Plaited fibre, 1970.208, 43874, Cultural Permissions Apply

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  • Plaited fibre, 1970.208, 43874, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Plaited fibre, 1970.208, 43874, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Plaited fibre, 1970.208, 43874, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Plaited fibre, 1970.208, 43874, Cultural Permissions Apply

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