discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Te kete faofaoga human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēTe kete malaga (Tuvaluan)Dowry basket (English)Basket used when travelling or for carrying loads (English)Kupu whakaahuaTe kete faofaoga, or kete malaga. Dowry basket, or feasting basket. Kaumoe (young coconut leaves) are cut, dried in the sun for a period of time, then woven in a fakasala (twill) technique to create this kete faofaoga. Processing the kaumoe in this way increases its durability. Dyed red and purple strips of lau kie (peeled and coloured pandanus leaves) have been hand sewn all along the top rim of this kete faofaoga with cotton twine.A kete faofaoga is culturally significant, as well as labour intensive. They can be created by women for their daughters when they marry and are taken to live with the husband's family. Significant items are loaded into the kete faofaoga and symbolise everything that the daughter has learned in her formative years; that she is well prepared for married life. Often, a vene (carrying strap) might be used to secure the kete faofaoga to the body as this journey is made.In Nanumea, a kete faofaoga can also be used to carry food for feasts.WāhiVaitupu/TuvaluAccession Number1951.204.16Rā Tāpiringa23 Dec 1951Tohu Tuakiri Kē32530 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Te kete faofaoga, 1951.204.16, 32530, Cultural Permissions… … Read more Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1951.204.16, 32530Takenga ā-AhureaTuvaluanKaiwaihanga Matua Unknown (Maker)WāhiVaitupu/TuvaluRāPre 1951Tikanga WaihangaplaitedWaitohu/māka32530 VAITAPU [sic] ELLICE IS. Pres. Capt. G. V.M. Dolphin (label)Pāohopandanus (leaf)/leaf (plant material)/plant materialcoconut (fibre)/plant fibre/natural fibre/fibreRaraunga Ine258mm287mm254mmHuinga KaupapaBasketry/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Fibrework/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Women/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Taumata whakarōpūBagPersonal GearPersonal ArtefactsWhakahounga o Mua06 Oct 2023 E hangaia tonutia ana te kohinga tuihono a Tāmaki Paenga Hira; tāpirihia ai ngā whakahoutanga me ngā pūkete i ia wiki. I ētahi wā, kāore anō kia whakaūhia ngā pūkete e ngā kaimahi o Te Whare Taonga, tēnā pea he hapa kei roto i ngā kōrero. Search hua Rapunga hou The gift of curiosity With unlimited free entry to all paid exhibitions, discounted event tickets and exclusive Member-only events, a Museum Membership is the gift that keeps on giving year-round. SEE OPTIONS FROM $60