Kitu
human history
Kitu. Water container fashioned from a whole intact qa ni bilo (coconut shell) encapsulated securely in wa ni kitu (coconut container holder) consisting of a braided 'net' of magimagi (coconut sennit) with circular commencement and cords intertwined and tied off into a knot. The magimagi is of a lighter red/brown and the qa ni bilo (coconut shell) darker brown in colour.
Accession number: 1924.139 Last Update: 20 Sept 2018
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i Lilili ni Kitu (Fijian)
Water container (English)
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1924.139
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03 Jul 1924
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8797 (ethnology)
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