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Oini

human history
  • Other Name

    Coconut Frond Basket (English)

  • Description

    Oini. Coconut frond basket. Small oini used for carrying cooked food. Oval in shape. Woven in check from kikau (coconut frond) and tied in two iri (braids) at base. A tatai (handle) of braided kikau spans the length of the rim and is finished with a knot. Natural colour.

  • Place
  • Associated Place
  • Accession Number
    1927.117
  • Accession Date
    1927
  • Other Id

    993 (ethnology)

  • Department
Oini, 1927.117, 993, Photographed by Jennifer Carol,… … Read more

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