Kete (basket)

Kete is a woven basket made by people from New Zealand. Imagine you are playing with paper and you fold it back and forth until it makes a cool shape. People in New Zealand do that with real materials like leaves and flax, a type of plant. They weave the leaves together to make a basket.

Kete comes in different shapes and sizes, just like your toy boxes at home. They use it to carry things like food, clothes, tools, and even to catch fish. It's a bit like your mom's tote bag or your dad's backpack.

Making a kete takes skill and patience, just like when you practice playing with your favorite toy. Sometimes, people add beautiful decorations to the basket, like beads, feathers, or shells. It's like adding stickers to your backpack to make it look cool.

Kete is important to the people of New Zealand. It reminds them of their culture and traditions, and how they work together to create something useful and beautiful. It's like when you make a craft at school and feel proud of what you made.