Kete

Kete

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Kete. Bag. For carrying personal items. Woven from processed rauara (pandanus leaf) strips in plain check pattern with red cloth akamanea (decorative) overlay. Commencement at base, iri (braid) inside the kete. Patara (serrated) edge finish at rim. Two overlaid dyed-red cloth decorative bands span the length of the upper and lower boundaries of the kete in a continuous rau nahe (fern) motif. Single cord tatai (handle) overlaid with red cloth strip overlaid.

Nama tāpiringa: 1979.233 Whakahounga o Mua: 20 Sept 2018

Ingoa Kē

Bag (English)

Wāhi

Cook Islands

Accession Number

1979.233

Rā Tāpiringa

07 Dec 1979

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

48658 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

Whakaahuatanga ā-Kiko

Kete. Bag. Woven rauara (pandanus leaf) single tatai (handle) transverse attached. Commencement at base, iri (braid) inside the kete. Patara (serrated edge) finish at rim. Plain check plait weaving. Two dyed-red cloth overlaid decorative bands spanning the upper and lower areas of the bag. Tatai (handle): fragile condition, undergone conservation to secure support. Single cord tati (handle) hand sewn to bag with dyed red fabric strip overlaid. "4 8 6 5 8/ 48658" handwritten in black ink on outside upper corner of the bag. Overall fair condition.

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