Rope
97-120-629
From: New Zealand | North Island | Auckland
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 97-120-629 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Maori |
| Provenience | New Zealand | North Island | Auckland |
| Period | Te Huringa I Period |
| Date Made | 1800 - 1900 CE |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | New Zealand Flax |
| Description | Strips of harakeke (New Zealand flax) leaves folded in a circle and tied together with fiber cord. Harakeke is an important plant in Māori culture that is widely used for weaving clothing, mats, baskets, rope, netting, etc., as well as medicine. After being extracted and processed, harakeke is called muka (processed flax fibre). |
| Length | 23 cm |
| Width | 21.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997 |
| Other Number | L-120-629 - Old Museum Number | 10641 - ANSP Number | 356/77 - Collector Number |
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