19049
Accession Number
16664
Title Of Article Chaper
Maori mats and kits.
Title Of Journal Book
The Basketmakers' Association Newsletter
Issue
31
Pages
16-19
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
The article is a first-hand account of traditional Maori mat and basket weaving as carried out in northem New Zealand in 1984. Preparation of the flax, phorium tenax, is described together with instructions for weaving a carrying basket. -- AATA
Keywords
Maori;Fiber flax;Basket weaving technique;New Zealand; Basketmaking Maori flax;Phormium tenax rope;Fishing line;Nets;Mats; Garments; plait; Decoration;? AATA
pub_id
19049