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1. Kete - Flax woven tea cosy

   Flax Woven Tea Cosy, half circle in shape with no handle or strap and fringe around the edge. In traditional Maori society, for almost every situation where a container was required, a weaver could manufacture a kete/basket to accommodate that need. For the softest or delicate baskets whatau/flax fibre was used. Whatau, also called muka in some districts, is obtained by stripping leaves of harakere/native flax by scraping with either the ed...

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2. 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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3. 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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