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Ipu popo

human history
  • Other Name

    Coconut shell vase (English)

  • Description

    Ipu popo. Coconut shell ornamental vase. This ornate ipu constructed with two popo (coconut shells) mounted to a wooden stand appears to be a contemporary design perhaps of European influence. It is brown in colour. It was collected by J. H. Robinson, who was a customs officer in Samoa from World War I until 1930.

  • Place
    Samoa/Pacific
  • Accession Number
    1986.172
  • Accession Date
    29 Jul 1986
  • Other Id

    52088 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Pacific

vase, 1986.172, 52088, Cultural Permissions Apply

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  • vase, 1986.172, 52088, Cultural Permissions Apply
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  • vase, 1986.172, 52088, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • vase, 1986.172, 52088, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • vase, 1986.172, 52088, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • vase, 1986.172, 52088, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • vase, 1986.172, 52088, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • vase, 1986.172, 52088, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • vase, 1986.172, 52088, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • vase, 1986.172, 52088, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • vase, 1986.172, 52088, Cultural Permissions Apply

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