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040			_aTNU _beng _cTNU _erda
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245	0	0	_aKafa = _bbraided sennit cordage
246	1	1	_aBraided sennit cordage
264		3	_a[Tonga?] : _c[between ]
300			_a3 items : _c cm
336			_2rdacontent _athree-dimensional form _btdf
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated _bn
338			_2rdacarrier _aobject _bnr
500			_aTitle devised by cataloguer.
500			_aSennit is braided cordage formed by plaiting several strands of pulu'i niu (coconut husk) fibres. Called kafa, it has many uses in the Pacific. It can be used to lash materials together instead of nails. Kafa can also tie and hold up ta'ovala (waistmat). The pulu'i niu has been made to form a strand, which is braided using a fili lautolu (three-ply braid) technique. The braids are plaited into long strips, these are then used to weave or chain plait this kafa. Each end is finished off in a three-ply or four-ply plait.
500			_aHeight cm x length cm x width cm.
500			_aThere are three lengths of braided kafa. Two lengths are tighter than the third. The two tighter lengths are almost square in cross section and have two rows of outward facing links. The third is more freeform.
650		0	_aSennit _zTonga _vSpecimens.
650		0	_aHandicraft _zTonga _vSpecimens.
650		0	_aPlants, Useful _zTonga _vSpecimens.
856	4	1	_yPictures of object _uhttps://photos.app.goo.gl/DXvtRQP5gs3eNtXj8
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