Bilo ni Yaqona

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Bilo ni Yaqona. Coconut shell cup for yaqona (kava). Consisting of the cut lower half of a qa ni bilo (coconut shell). Inner and outer surfaces of high polish. Blue-colour and patina visible across inner surface. Serrated rim. Brown in colour.

Accession number: 1951.160.57 Last Update: 20 Sept 2018
Other Name

Kava cup (English)

Place
Fiji
Accession Number

1951.160.57

Accession Date

30 Aug 1951

Other Id

32312.2 (ethnology)

Department

Pacific

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cup, 1951.160.57, 32312.2, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 24 Apr 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
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