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Kato (basket)

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NameKato (basket)

ProductionUnknown; 1930s; Niue

Classificationbaskets

Materialspalm leaf, Pandanus (textile)

DimensionsOverall: 230mm (height), 160mm (diameter)

Registration NumberFE007911

Credit lineGift of External Affairs Dept., 1938

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Category

Made of: palm leaf
Pandanus (textile)
Type of: baskets
Depicts: Niuean
Influenced by: Polynesian

Place

Made in: Niue
Depicts: Niue

People & Organisations

Belonged to: Department of External Affairs