Kapu akari
human history
Kapu akari. Coconut shell container. Used as a drinking vessel. High polish. Formed from a whole coconut shell. A circular hole has been cut out at the centre top of the coconut shell. The coconut shell is held in a net formed of multiple braids of puru akari iri taki toru (sennit woven out in a 3-ply braid). Dark brown in colour.
Last Update: 6 Sept 2019
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Coconut shell container (English)
Kete kapu akari a ao vai (Cook Islands)
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Unknown
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2004x4.509 (temporary accession number)
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