Bilo ni Yaqona

human history

Bilo ni Yaqona. Coconut shell cup for yaqona (kava). Consisting of the cut lower half of a qa ni bilo (coconut shell). Hole drilled through near edge of the qa ni bilo. A piece of thread is looped through the hole and knotted at ends. Brown in colour. A rectangular sticker stuck across inner surface of shell with "Auckland Museum. HON. J. B. TURNER'S COLLECTION OF FIJI ETHNOLOGY. No." printed across the sticker in black ink.

Nama tāpiringa: 1925.92 Whakahounga o Mua: 20 Sept 2018
Ingoa Kē

Kava cup (English)

Wāhi
Fiji
Accession Number

1925.92

Rā Tāpiringa

30 Apr 1925

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

13447 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

Uiuitia Tirohanga API
6 Mātātuhi
cup, 1925.92, 13447, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 21 Apr 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
cup, 1925.92, 13447, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 21 Apr 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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