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Record 11/334
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Collection MHS (unaccessioned) Textiles
Description Small kete of kie kie - Freycinetia banksii with diagonal weave in two colours. Kete has closely woven border top and bottom. Two handles of twined thread and tassels at end. Teal/Natural with red/brown handles. The material is Kiekie - a vine that grows on old trees. It looks like a fine flax and grows by the sea coast.

"The basket, or kete, was woven from flax or cabbage tree leaves. It was used for the collection and storage of food and also personal possessions. Woven geometric patterns [such as this one has] are a modern innovation." [Source: New Zealand's Heritage the making of a nation, Hamlyn House, Sydney, 1971, volume 1, page 98.]
Object ID 0000.600.0012
Object Name Bag
Other # T4224
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Last modified on: December 19, 2014