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Bags
(kete) played an important role as a container for food and for the
storage and transport of various things. They are made from dyed and
undyed leaf strips of New Zealand flax (harakeke; Phormium tenax) and a
climbing plant (kiekie; Freycinetia banksii). For this bag, made before
1899 in Aotearoa/New Zealand, the historical inventory book notes: "New,
made after old patterns". Text: Ulrich
Menter
Data Provider
Linden-Museum Stuttgart Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde
The Linden
Museum received the bag from the ethnologist Georg Thilenius
(1868-1937), who later became the director of the Museum für Völkerkunde
Hamburg. Between 1897 and 1899 Thilenius travelled, among other places,
to the Pacific Islands and New Zealand, where he most probably acquired
this bag. The weaver of the bag remains unknown. Text: Ulrich
Menter
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The name of this item is missing in its original language. If you know the name or have any comments, please use the form to get in touch with the institution that provided the data.
The name of this item is missing in its original language. If you know the name or have any comments, please use the form to get in touch with the institution that provided the data.