Kapu akari
human history
Kete kapu akari. Coconut shell container. Small compact size. Made from two uniquely shaped kapu akari (coconut shells), one acts as the container and the other as the lid. Polished and sanded. Holes drilled into the sides with fine cord of puru akari (coconut sennit) threaded through to connect the two pieces as well as to enable carrying the container. Brown in colour.
Accession number: 1940.122 Last Update: 20 Sept 2018
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Coconut shell container (English)
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- Manihiki/Cook Islands
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1940.122
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01 Aug 1940
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25542 (ethnology)
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