Kie Tau (fine mat)

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Title

Kie Tau (fine mat)

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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

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Te Papa Collections Online

Description

Kie tau are a special type of fine mat that have an important ceremonial role in Tokelau society where they are worn and presented at weddings and used in burials. This kie tau was made around 1991 by the Tokelau women of Ko Fatu Paepae o Lower Hutt - a Tokelau weaving group based in Lower Hutt, New Zealand. Manufacture and designThe main body of this mat is made from heavily processed lau kie (pandanus leaf), with a border pattern and decorative motifs in lau hulu (brown pandanus). Both vari...

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Image

Date created

circa 1991

Creator

Ko Fatu Paepae o Lower Hutt

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/76116

Related subjects

plant fibre / Pandanus (textile) / synthetic fibre / packing material / ceremonial objects / mats / weaving / New Zealand / Tokelau / Tokelauan / Petone

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