Te Mahi Kete
Author: Pendergrast, Mick
ISBN: 9780143011033
Publisher: Penguin NZ
Year first published: 24 Nov 2008
Pages: 100
Format: Paperback / softback
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.
ISBN: 9780143011033
Publisher: Penguin NZ
Year first published: 24 Nov 2008
Pages: 100
Format: Paperback / softback
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.
