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Kete - Kete square shaped with a fringe on the side and bottom
Kete, square shaped with a fringe on the side and bottom. Has 2 plaited flax straps. Parts of the kete have been dyed, colour now faded. The colouring in this weaving is produced by soaking the whatau/ muka (flax) in natural dyes. Dyes were produced from either paru/black mud or from the bark from any one of a number of native trees, depending on the colour required. This kete whatau/muka was made between 1880s and 1900s and can best be describe...
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Kete - Kete with pocket
One single pocket kete - small. - rectangular in shape with a fringe around the edge. - has a plain back with a decorative front.
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Kete - Kete with single pocket
One single pocket kete - small. - rectangular in shape with a fringe around the edge. - has dyed flax threads of green and possibly red, (it is now orange - some fading has occurred), loosely woven through the front of the kete. - the back is plain.
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Kete - Kete with two pockets
One double pocket kete - small. - rectangular in shape with pointed top. - has a plain back with a decorating front. - both pockets have 2 sections plain flax work and 2 sections of looped flax work on each. - has a flax fringe all round the kete. - there is a small hole at top of the kete for hanging it up.
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Kete - Kete, small and decorative with strap made of plaited flax.
This kete whatau/muka was made between 1880s and 1900s and can best be described as 'fashion' or dress items as they were intended to be used on social occasions where everybody would wear their 'Sunday best' clothes. It has two tassels on either side of the strap. The kete is shaped like a half circle with two decorative sides with a fringe of flax around the sides and bottom. In traditional Maori society, for almost every situation where...
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Kete - Kete, square with strap made of plaited flax.
Kete, square with strap made of plaited flax. The kete has 2 tassels, one on each side of the strap. It has decoration in a cross-stitch design on both sides of red and black flax; the colouring extends onto the flax fringe. The colouring in this weaving is produced by soaking the whatau/ muka in natural dyes. Dyes were produced from either paru/black mud or from the bark from any one of a number of native trees, depending on the colour requi...
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Kit, Gun Cleaning
One rifle cleaning kit. consisting of: - 2 lengths of white flannel, rolled up. - 2 brass gun oil bottles, small cylinder shaped with screw on lids. - 4 rifle cleaning tools - 3 are made of rope and have a brass rod on one end of the rope. The other one is made of rope with a metal rod on the end. - kept together in a plastic bag.
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Kit, Sewing
One Sewing kit or Housewife kit. - made from khaki twill, and rolls up, and is tied with 2 ties. - inside has a white flannel section with 2 needles 6 buttons. - at one end has a pocket with one needle, 4 buttons on a card and safety pin.
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Mahe
One grey stone Mahe (sinker stone). - oval shaped with a groove worn through the centre of the stone. - used as weights for fishing nets.
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Mahe - Grey wacke stone mahe (sinker stone)
One greywacke stone mahe - half circle shape with a flat bottom. - has a hole drilled all the way through the stone but it has not been completed as the hole is very small, and it would be difficult to get a rope through the hole. - the Mahe is used with a fishing net as a sinker stone.
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Mahe - Greywacke mahe - stone sinker
One Greywacke stone Mahe - sinker stone. - oval in shape. - has a large flaw in the stone on one side. - has a large hole drilled through the centre of the stone.
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Mahe - Greywacke mahe, stone sinker
One Greywacke stone Mahe. - oval shaped stone with a hole that has been drilled through it. - on the side of the numbers, around the drilled hole, there is a large chunk of stone missing. - the Mahe is used with a fishing net as a sinker stone.
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Mat, Furniture - Flax woven mat
Flax woven mat, made in a similar manner as a kete. Rectangular I shape with decorative front and plain back. It has a fringe around the edge and each of the four corners has 2 tassels . This mat was made between 1880s and 1900s by Maori at Moeraki, In traditional Maori society, for almost every situation where a container or mat was required, a weaver could manufacture a kete/basket or mat to accommodate that need. For the softest or d...
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Matchbox
One WWI matchbox cover with engravings. Possibly an example of trench as it is obviously handmade. - made from brass and it has been recently polished up by the donor before donation. - was thought to have been made from an ammunition clip. - is rectangular in shape with the right side partially open for access to the match strip. The left side is sold and the rest is hollow for the matchbox to slide into. - the outside of the cover has bee...
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Medal - Covid 19 Medallion
One Covid 19 medallion. - the medallion is cast in lead re-purposed from the roof flashings and nail heads of 66 Timaru Road, Waimate. - the medallion is round but not a perfectly made circle. It has the following on it - in the centre Covid 19, We wash our hands, We kept our distance, 2020. On the outer edge - Waimate, South Canterbury, Te Wai Pounamu. One of four Covid 19 medallions - sculptured by the donor, Michael Bajko, to acknowledge...
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Ornament, Hair
One flower hair ornament made from human hair. - made from blonde human hair. - has 3 flowers with one large flower and 2 smaller flowers. - the hair is woven on to a wire frame, and green cotton is woven on to the stems.
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Ornament, Hair
One flower hair ornament made from human hair. - made from reddish blonde human hair. - has one central flower with 2 leaves. - the hair is woven on to a wire frame, and green cotton is woven on to the stems.
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Ornament, Hair
One flower hair ornament made from human hair. - made from blonde human hair. - has one large central flower with 3 metal attachments for stamens. - has 4 large leaves with another 4 hair attachments of hair woven around springs. - the hair is woven on to a wire frame, and green cotton is woven on to the stems.
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Ornament, Hair
One flower hair ornament made from human hair. - this is more elaborate and larger than the other 4 hair ornaments. - made from various coloured human hair - from blonde, reddish blonde through to brunette. - has at least 5 large central flowers with beading of pink, yellow and white for the flower centres. - has several leaves also. - the hair is woven on to a wire frame, and green cotton is woven on to the stems.
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Ornament, Hair
One flower hair ornament made from human hair. - made from brunette human hair. - has 2 large flowers with 2 leaves made from hair. - one of the flowers has 3 glass beads wired into the centre. - the hair is woven on to a wire frame, and green cotton is woven on to the stems.
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