Bilo ni Yaqona

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Bilo ni Yaqona. Coconut shell cup for yaqona (kava). Consisting of the cut lower half of a qa ni bilo (coconut shell), smoothed and polished on interior and exterior surfaces, with pointed base. Patina visible across inner surface near edge. Remnants of a sticker stuck on the outer surface with "FIJI" possibly written in pencil across the sticker. Brown in colour.

Accession number: 1939.134 Last Update: 20 Sept 2018
Other Name

Kava cup (English)

Place
Fiji
Accession Number

1939.134

Accession Date

26 Jun 1939

Other Id

24575 (ethnology)

Department

Pacific

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