'Afa

human history

Afa. Basket for carrying food, circular in shape and woven from ra ne niu (coconut leaf). Commencement from midrib which forms the rim and woven downwards. Tie-off at base (visible inside the inner base of 'afa) and finished in a hiri (braid), knotted at each end. 'Afa is woven out in twill with technique altering at centre to form decorative diagonal patterns across all sides of 'afa.

Nama tāpiringa: 1980.261 Whakahounga o Mua: 20 Sept 2018
Ingoa Kē

Basket (English)

Kapkaoua de la a (Rotuman)

Tauga (Rotuman)

Wāhi
Rotuma/Fijian Outliers/Fiji
Accession Number

1980.261

Rā Tāpiringa

22 Jan 1980

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

48718.1 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

Uiuitia Tirohanga API
9 Mātātuhi
basket, 1980.261, 48718.1, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 20 Feb 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
basket, 1980.261, 48718.1, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 20 Feb 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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