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.
Traditional Maori flax skirt (pui pui). the short length of thid item indicates that it was made for a man.
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