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‘Umeke

human history
  • Other Name

    Bowl (English)

  • Description

    ‘Umeke. Bowl. This ‘umeke is made from the base half of a gourd‘s rind. It is round in shape. It is an orange-brown colour and light weight. It is textured in the interior and smooth in surface on its exterior.

  • Place
  • Accession Date
    1894
  • Other Id

    11385 (ethnology)

    4145 (Bishop Museum)

  • Department
bowl, 11385, 4145, Photographed by Denise Baynham, digital,… … Read more

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