Rope
97-120-630
From: New Zealand | North Island | Auckland
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 97-120-630 |
| 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 | Two pieces of rope made of muka (processed New Zealand flax). One piece of rope is thick, the second is thinner. 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 | 26 cm |
| Width | 23 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997 |
| Other Number | L-120-630 - Old Museum Number | 10642 - ANSP Number | 356/77 - Collector Number |
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