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Water bottle

human history
  • Other Name

    vai - sani - va'wai (Samoan)

    Tautasi (Samoan)

    Soni (Samoan)

  • Description

    Water bottle. This water bottle is made from a whole hollowed out popo (coconut shell) which has a hole at the top. It is encased in a netted carrier which has been formed with plaited 'afa (sennit). A niu vai (larger variety of coconut) is husked and it's central 'eye' gauged to form a hole, it is then drained of all its liquids and filled with seawater. After the meat inside has rotted away, it is drained and rinsed out with freshwater and then used as a water bottle.

    This would have been used to fill with water to carry or store for use within the house or for personal use.

  • Place
    Samoa/Pacific
  • Accession Number
    1984.132
  • Accession Date
    1984
  • Other Id

    50838 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Pacific

Water bottle, 1984.132, 50838, Cultural Permissions Apply

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  • Water bottle, 1984.132, 50838, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Water bottle, 1984.132, 50838, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Water bottle, 1984.132, 50838, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Water bottle, 1984.132, 50838, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Water bottle, 1984.132, 50838, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Water bottle, 1984.132, 50838, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Water bottle, 1984.132, 50838, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Water bottle, 1984.132, 50838, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Water bottle, 1984.132, 50838, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Water bottle, 1984.132, 50838, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Water bottle, 1984.132, 50838, Cultural Permissions Apply

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