Kitu

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Kitu. Water container consisting of two whole qa ni bilo (coconut shells), each encapsulated securely in wa ni kitu (coconut container holder), consisting of a braided 'net' of magimagi (coconut sennit) and each of these casings tied to each other in thicker magimagi plaits. One of the shells is whole, while the other is broken. The shells are dark brown in colour and the magimagi is a reddish brown colour.

Accession number: 1918.23 Last Update: 20 Sept 2018
Other Name

i Lilili ni Kitu (Fijian)

Water container (English)

Place
Fiji
Accession Number

1918.23

Accession Date

1918

Other Id

8687 (ethnology)

Department

Pacific

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