Kete
Department PacificAccession Date 1953Accession Number 1953.186.18Description Kete. Bag. For carrying personal items. Woven from rauara (pandanus leaf) strips with overlaid dyed-red/brown apuraka (giant swamp taro) akamanea (decoration). Flat,…
Kete. Bag. For carrying personal items. Woven from rauara (pandanus leaf) strips with overlaid dyed-red/brown apuraka (giant swamp taro) akamanea (decoration). Flat, rectangular shape. Combination of horizontal, vertical twill and check weaving. Upper rim is woven into patara (serrated) decorative edge. Body of the kete consists of structural decoration with overlaid applied akamanea in dyed-red/brown apuraka including a rau nahe (fern) motif, punarua (natural colour square motifs standing on their corners) motif, and single vertical lines of twill. One tatai (handle), attached across the kete, woven from rauara and red/brown apuraka overlay.