Kete muka / flax basket

Maker
Rangimarie Hetet
Description
Kete muka (processed flax fibre) which is decorated with two rows of pheasant feathers. The woven patterns are whakapae (cross-over stitch) and māwhitiwhiti (criss-cross stitch).
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Maker
Media/Materials
Kete muka, pheasant feathers. Whakapae or cross over stitch and māwhitiwhiti or cross stitch patterns with two bands of feathers
Measurements
194 x 244mm
Production place
Oparure, Te Kuiti, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand
Collection
Hetet/Te Kanawa Collection/Tangata Whenua
Department collection type
Tangata Whenua
Iwi
Maniapoto/Tainui
Credit line
Hetet/Te Kanawa Collection
Courtesy Waikato Museum
Te Whare Taonga O Waikato
Accession number
L2004/17/13

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