Kete (basket)

Kete Whakairo (patterned flax baskets) on display at the National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka, Japan

Kete are traditional baskets made and used by New Zealand's Māori people.[1] They are traditionally woven from the leaves of New Zealand flax called harakeke and have two handles at the top.[2] Other materials are sometimes used, including sedge grass or the leaves of the nikau palm and cabbage tree.[1][3] Modern designs may also use dyed materials.[4][5] Some kete, known as kete whakairo, or "patterned bag", feature intricate geometric patterns, while more everyday baskets are known as kete mahi or simply kete.[6][7]

  1. ^ a b Fuka, Lauren (10 May 2021). "Object Monday: Māori Kete Baskets | Maxwell Museum". maxwellmuseum.unm.edu. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Raranga: Māori weaving | 100% Pure New Zealand". www.newzealand.com. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  3. ^ "New Zealand Traditional Maori Woven Products | Floor Mats | Kete | Flax Baskets". Te Puia. Archived from the original on 24 August 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  4. ^ Manins, Rosie (18 February 2012). "Modern twist to Maori weaving". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  5. ^ Evans, Miriama (2005). The art of Māori weaving : the eternal thread = te aho mutunga kore. Ranui Ngarimu, Norman Heke, Toi Māori Aotearoa, Creative New Zealand. Wellington, N.Z.: Huia Publishers. p. 101. ISBN 1-86969-161-X. OCLC 727985796.
  6. ^ "Dream weaver: a new collection of Maori Kete". The Australian Museum. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Our Treasures: Whangārei Museum hosting big bag display at Mim Ringer Gallery". NZ Herald. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2023.