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). Plant fibre remnants stuck on outer and inner surfaces. Patina visible across inner surface, possibly due to previous yaqona use and residue. Pointed base. Brown in colour.

Accession number: 578024 Last Update: 20 Sept 2018
Other Name

Kava cup (English)

Place
Fiji
Accession Number

1924.139

Accession Date

03 Jul 1924

Other Id

8770 (ethnology)

Department

Pacific

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