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Model ato lapotpoto (model round basket)

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NameModel ato lapotpoto (model round basket)

ProductionUnknown; weaver; 1936; Malifa

Classificationmodels, baskets

Materialsplant fibre, Pandanus (textile)

DimensionsOverall: 130mm (height), 95mm (diameter)

Registration NumberFE003106/1

Credit lineGift of Dr Alex M Rutherford, 1954

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Category

Made of: plant fibre
Pandanus (textile)
Type of: models
baskets
Influenced by: Polynesian
Sāmoan

Place

Made in: Malifa (Sāmoa)

People & Organisations

Refers to: Malifa School
Belonged to: Donald Alexander John Rutherford
Mrs Wilhelmina Rutherford