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1923.87.173

Bag (kete) of New Zealand flax fibre i [LM 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 24/1/2006]

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1923.87.173

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Collection type
Object
Description
Bag (kete) of New Zealand flax fibre i [LM 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 24/1/2006]
Long description
Bag (kete) of New Zealand flax fibre (Muka-Phormium tenax) fibre in crossed-warp twining, fringed at sides and base. Twisted handles of black and natural phormium with tasselled ends. [LM 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 24/1/2006]
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, Material Pigment, Process Twined Woven, Process Dyed
Dimensions
Width: max 340 mm, Length: max 220 mm exc handles
Object numbers
Accession number: 1923.87.173

Search terms: Bag, Textile

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