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Kete whakapuareare

human history
  • Other Name

    three flax kits or baskets (ethnology card & register)

    bag (English)

    Kete (previously attributed)

  • Description

    Kete whakapuareare. Bag, hole pattern. A close weave in kiekie with a central vertical whakapuareare pattern, a two corner base, a whakakitarara rim and round plaited handles.

  • Accession Date
    1896
  • Other Id

    660 (ethnology)

    3489 (Taonga Database)

  • Department

    Māori

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Artefact

  • Technique

    woven

  • Last Update
    28 Jan 2020
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