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Kete whākairo

human history
  • Other Name

    flax kit (ethnology card & register)

    basket (English)

    Kete whakairo (previously attributed)

  • Description

    Kete whākairo. Bag, patterned. A close weave from undyed and black (paru) harakeke in the papakirango in a square design pattern, a tāpiki base and rim with plied muka short loops around the rim and flat seven-ply plaited handles.

  • Accession Date
    1875
  • Other Id

    294 (ethnology)

    616 (Taonga Database)

  • Department

    Māori

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Artefact

  • Technique

    woven

  • Last Update
    17 Jul 2020
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