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A collection of 23 items made by Mrs Mete to show the Maori use of flax. One or two items are made of other materials such as cabbage tree. The small kit in which her mother, Mrs Leonard, carried her pipes and tobacco is of historical interest.

A finely woven flax hat (potae) with a brim made from pingao which gives the hat the yellow colour. Pinago is a flax which grows well in a coastal location.

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