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Kato pueki

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Kato Pueki. Bag decorated with pueki shells. This is a flat woven bag with shells decorating the entire outside surface. Lou akau is woven into a rectangular shape and then fau (hibiscus) fibres are used to knot together the pueki shells around the outer of the bag. The shells are knotted in a decorative pattern which is different on either side. The handles are also made from fau and pueki, they are tucked into the bag, there are two handles and they are attached on the inside of either side of the bag.

Nama tāpiringa: 1991.3 Whakahounga o Mua: 10 Dec 2020