Basikete

human history

Basikete. Bag made from seeds of the vaivai tree (Leucaena leucocephala). There are two types of seeds used, one is a small oval shaped brown seed, and the other seed is a circular red seed. The two types of seeds are from both the large and small vaivai tree. They are bored and with black cotton thread threaded through, forming the basikete and belt. The basikete is connected to a strap or possibly a belt with a loose, short chain made of bored brown seeds threaded onto black cotton thread.

Whakahounga o Mua: 13 May 2025
Ingoa Kē

Bag (English)

Wāhi
Fiji
Rā Tāpiringa

Circa 1924

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

9613 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

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Basikete, 9613, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 16 Feb 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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