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Māori flax kete

Oceania tradition · 2 examples · indicative market tier: Under $500 (entry level & living craft)

Kete are traditional baskets made and used by New Zealand's Māori people. They are traditionally woven from the leaves of New Zealand flax called harakeke and have two handles at the top. Other materials are sometimes used, including sedge grass or the leaves of the nikau palm and cabbage tree. Wikipedia →

Types & examples

Group of Maori women weaving flax baskets (kete), at Rangiahua, 1918. ATLIB 297992
Group of Maori women weaving flax baskets (kete), at Rangiahua, 1918. ATLIB 297992
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National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka - Flax basket (kete whakairo) - Mâori people in New Ze
National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka - Flax basket (kete whakairo) - Mâori people in New Ze
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