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Te Mahi Kete : Maori Flaxwork For Beginners
Paperback Edition: 1
2019 reprint with new cover
Anyone can learn to make a plaited kete, one of the oldest and most popular of Maori art forms, from the leaves of New Zealand flax (Phormium tenax). Te Mahi Kete gives detailed, step-by-step instructions, illustrated with numerous line drawings and black-and-white photographs, for preparing the flax and plaiting two simple types of kete. It also shows variations in technique for starting and finishing, making the handles and incorporating a decorative pattern.
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Pages : 100
Publisher : Raupo
Publication date : 2008-12-01
Subjects: Non-fiction, Published in New Zealand, Māori, Māori Crafts / Mahi ā-ringa