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043 _apoto---
245 0 0 _aKato teu =
_bdecorated ceremonial basket.
246 1 1 _aDecorated ceremonial basket
264 3 _a[Tonga?] :
_c[between ]
300 _a1 basket :
_c cm
336 _2rdacontent
_athree-dimensional form
_btdf
337 _2rdamedia
_aunmediated
_bn
338 _2rdacarrier
_aobject
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500 _aTitle devised by cataloguer.
500 _aKato teu (decorated ceremonial baskets) is one of several types of baskets made in Tonga. Kato teu are Tongan cultural items of exchange and are often presented as gifts during weddings, funerals, and birthdays. The art of kato teu is primarily in decoration, in the ingenuity and creativity that goes into decorating ready-made baskets.
500 _aHeight cm x length cm x width cm.
500 _aThis kato teu is made of stitched together coconut husk on the outside, woven mat stitched to the inside, and decorated with shells glued to the outside.
520 _aTalanoa
650 0 _aBaskets
_zTonga
_vSpecimens.
856 4 1 _yPictures of object
_uhttps://photos.app.goo.gl/VzjQnqcDqB4K9tre9
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