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), dark brown colour. Eight drilled holes along the side of the rim through which is threaded a woven network of braided magimagi (coconut sennit) into a flat 'platform' flaring outwards which is the i tatauri ni bilo. A magimagi loop for suspension is also threaded through.

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

13451 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

Uiuitia Tirohanga API
5 Mātātuhi
cup, 1925.92, 13451, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 26 Apr 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
cup, 1925.92, 13451, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 26 Apr 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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