Download or read book Te Mahi Kete written by Mick Pendergrast and published by Penguin Books. This book was released on 2008 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anyone can learn to make a plaited kete, one of the oldest and most popular of Māori art forms, from the leaves of New Zealand flax (phormium tenax). Te Mahi Kete gives detailed, step-by-step instructions, illustrated with numerous line drawings and black-and-white photographs, for preparing the flax and plaiting two simple types of kete. It also shows variations in technique for starting and finishing, making the handles and incorporating a decorative pattern.