Kitu

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Kitu. Coconut shell water container encapsulated securely in a braided magimagi (coconut sennit) carrier. The qa ni bilo (coconut shell) is naturally slightly peaked at its bottom. Strands encapsulating the container is braided up and finished in a knot. The qa ni bilo is dark brown and the braided magimagi is red/brown in colour.

Accession number: 1924.2 Last Update: 20 Sept 2018
Other Name

Water container (English)

Place
Fiji
Accession Number

1924.2

Accession Date

1924

Other Id

9522 (ethnology)

Department

Pacific

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