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). Hole drilled through near edge of the qa ni bilo. A piece of thread is looped through the hole and knotted at ends. Brown in colour. A rectangular sticker stuck across inner surface of shell with "Auckland Museum. HON. J. B. TURNER'S COLLECTION OF FIJI ETHNOLOGY. No." printed across the sticker in black ink.

Accession number: 1925.92 Last Update: 20 Sept 2018
Other Name

Kava cup (English)

Place
Fiji
Accession Number

1925.92

Accession Date

30 Apr 1925

Other Id

13447 (ethnology)

Department

Pacific

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cup, 1925.92, 13447, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 21 Apr 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
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