Kitu Qele

human history

Kitu Qele. Tulituli (Pottery) specimen formed into a basket with ruffled rim, a handle, and circular stand at the base all made from qele (clay). Exterior glazed with makadre (gum/resin of the dakua tree); interior left. Mottled brown colour resulting from the firing process. Decorative elements of somuna (small applique mounds of qele) around the rim and in three rows spanning the length of the handle.

Whakahounga o Mua: 20 Sept 2018
Ingoa Kē

Clay basket (English)

Wāhi
Fiji
Rā Tāpiringa

1912

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

12655 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

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Kitu Qele, 12655, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 23 Feb 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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