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1923.87.147

Matwork bag, dark and light design in strips of harakeke. [MJD 15/4/2010]

1923.87.147

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Collection type
Object
Description
Matwork bag, dark and light design in strips of harakeke. [MJD 15/4/2010]
Long description
Matwork bag, dark and light design in strips of harakeke (New Zealand flax Phormium tenax) with loops of plaited prepared New Zealand flax Phormium tenax along the top edge. [MJD 15/4/2010]
Geographical reference
New Zealand
Oceania > Australia and New Zealand > New Zealand
North Island
Cultural groups
Māori
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1869?, uncertain
Date collected
1860 - 1869?
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1923
Materials and processes
Material Flax (NZ) Plant, Process Basketry, Process Plaited, Process Twill Plaited
Dimensions
Height: max 223 mm, Depth: max 19 mm, Length: max 455 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1923.87.147
Research and responses

The bag is made using the raranga (plaiting) technique, whereby strips of leaf are laid diagonally. [MJD 15/4/2010]

Search terms: Bag, Basketry

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