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), smoothed and polished on interior and exterior surfaces, with pointed base. Light coating of patina visible across inner surface. Decorative incisions around outer surface near rim of the bilo. Small hole near rim. Dark brown in colour.

Nama tāpiringa: 1925.146 Whakahounga o Mua: 20 Sept 2018
Ingoa Kē

Kava cup (English)

Wāhi
Fiji
Accession Number

1925.146

Rā Tāpiringa

05 Jun 1925

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

14169 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

Uiuitia Tirohanga API
5 Mātātuhi
cup, 1925.146, 14169, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 21 Apr 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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