| Native Name | Kete Muka |
| Object Number | 2003-32-329 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Maori |
| Provenience | New Zealand |
| Period | Te Huringa I Period |
| Date Made | 1800 - 1900 CE |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | New Zealand Flax |
| Description | A kete muka (flax fibre bag) made of woven muka (processed harakeke, New Zealand flax). Fringe along three sides. Carrying loop of twisted flax. Kete muka were mainly used by women for carrying personal belongings, gifts, or personal adornment. This bag was exhibited at l'Exposition universelle de Paris 1900. |
| Length | 28 cm |
| Width | 39 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum (also known as the Philadelphia Civic Center Museum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2003 |
| Other Number | 1993.X.210 - Other Number | CIVIC1993.X.210 - Other Number |
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