MARC details
| 000 -LEADER |
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| fixed length control field |
02796nrm a22003133i 4500 |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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| control field |
20250228030628.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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| fixed length control field |
250210s1976 to nnn rnzxx d |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
TNU |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
| Transcribing agency |
TNU |
| Description conventions |
rda |
| 043 ## - GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE |
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| Geographic area code |
poto--- |
| 245 00 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Kato alu = |
| Remainder of title |
woven ceremonial basket. |
| 246 11 - VARYING FORM OF TITLE |
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| Title proper/short title |
Woven ceremonial basket |
| 246 13 - VARYING FORM OF TITLE |
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| Title proper/short title |
Princess Pilolevu Tuita's wedding basket |
| 264 #3 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE |
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| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
[Tonga?] : |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice |
[1976?] |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
1 basket : |
| Dimensions |
cm x cm x cm |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE |
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| Source |
rdacontent |
| Content type term |
three-dimensional form |
| Content type code |
tdf |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE |
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| Source |
rdamedia |
| Media type term |
unmediated |
| Media type code |
n |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE |
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| Source |
rdacarrier |
| Carrier type term |
object |
| Carrier type code |
nr |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
Title devised by cataloguer. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
Kato alu (woven ceremonial basket) is one of several types of baskets that were made in Tonga as early as the eighteenth century. Kato alu originates from the island of 'Eua, southeast of Tongatapu, the main group of islands of Tonga. Kato alu are significant Tongan cultural items of exchange and are often presented as gifts during weddings, funerals, and birthdays. They are also works of great artistry, skill, and ingenuity. The art of kato alu is primarily in construction. Each kato alu is woven from carefully prepared roots of the alu plant and the midribs of coconut leaves. The lengthy and complex production process involves several stages - plant harvesting, cooking, weaving, and decoration - before the basket is ceremonially exchanged. Kato alu continues to be made today; the art of kato alu is in the preparation process and the weaving technique. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
The base is cm, height cm x length cm x width cm. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
This black kato alu is oval and has brown decorative stitching in kafa (braided coconut husk fibre cord). It has four diamond shapes, each with a cross on the inside. Three of the diamond shapes have a small cluster of shells at the top, and the last diamond shape has no shells. Two diamond shapes have white cowrie shells, while the third has brown shells. Between the diamond shapes, the kafa is stitched to make small vertical angle shapes similar to amoamokofe that mimic the sides of the diamond shapes. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
Talanoa |
| 545 ## - BIOGRAPHICAL OR HISTORICAL DATA |
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| Biographical or historical data |
This kato alu was a wedding gift to Princess Sālote Pilolevu Tuku'aho and Siosa'ia Tuita. |
| Expansion |
Princess Sālote Mafileʻo Pilolevu Tuku'aho and Siosa'ia Ma'ulupekotofa Tuita were married in 1976. |
| Uniform Resource Identifier |
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salote_Mafile%CA%BBo_Pilolevu_Tuita">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salote_Mafile%CA%BBo_Pilolevu_Tuita</a> |
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siosa%CA%BBia_Ma%CA%BBulupekotofa_Tuita">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siosa%CA%BBia_Ma%CA%BBulupekotofa_Tuita</a> |
| 600 00 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Tuita, Sālote Mafileʻo Pilolevu, |
| Dates associated with a name |
1951- |
| General subdivision |
Associated objects. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Baskets |
| Geographic subdivision |
Tonga |
| Form subdivision |
Specimens. |
| 856 41 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
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| Link text |
Pictures of object |
| Uniform Resource Identifier |
<a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/v6xwcpkeubKJJGGh6">https://photos.app.goo.gl/v6xwcpkeubKJJGGh6</a> |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Koha item type |
Objects - crm |
| Suppress in OPAC |
No |
