Bilo ni Yaqona

human history

Bilo ni Yaqona. Coconut shell cup for yaqona (kava). Consisting of the cut lower half of a qa ni bilo (coconut shell), smoothed and polished on interior and exterior surfaces, with a pointed base. Kosakosa ni Yaqona (kava residue) evident as patina visible across the interior. Dark brown in colour.

Last Update: 20 Sept 2018
Other Name

Kava cup (English)

Place
Vanua Levu/Vanua Levu Group/Fiji
Accession Date

1924

Other Id

14798 (ethnology)

O86 (Edge-Partington)

Department

Pacific

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