Bilo ni Yaqona

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Bilo ni Yaqona. Coconut shell cup for yaqona (kava). The lower half of a coconut shell is cut and polished to produce this bilo ni yaqona. There is a large crack in the shell, and a chip in the rim. The bilo ni yaqona is dark brown in colour.

Accession number: 1940.100 Last Update: 20 Sept 2018
Other Name

Kava cup (English)

Accession Number

1940.100

Accession Date

05 Jul 1940

Other Id

26076.1 (ethnology)

Department

Pacific

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