Ngā Rauropi Whakaoranga

"This thesis is a comparative study of basketry from a number of island groups spread throughout Polynesia, using material and recorded evidence from the time of Captain Cook to the present day" (author"s abstract).

Chapter 2 describes the species used for plaiting and their preparation. Plants used include the coconut, nīkau, Pandanus, kiekie, Phormium, Cordyline, Astelia, toetoe, pīngao, kuta, aute, lacebark