Kitu Qele
human history
Kitu Qele. Water jar of a spherical shape made from low-fired qele (clay) with main orifice at the top of the form with 4-armed handle from top of i gaga (spout) opening. A second i gaga towards middle of the kitu. Mottled colours; yellow, brown, dark. Magimagi cord for suspension, around the spout. Somuna (raised bumps of qele) along circumference and decorative incisions applied to the top half of the vessel.
Whakahounga o Mua: 20 Sept 2018
- Collection Area
- —
- akm.collections.field_type_title_label
- —
- Te reo Name
- —
- Ingoa Kōrero Noa
- —
- Ingoa Kē
-
Water vessel (English)
- Momo Ingoa Kē
- —
- Kupu whakaahua
- —
- Wāhi
- Fiji
- Wāhi Hāngai
- Field Collection Place
- —
- Wāhi Whāiti Taketake i Kohia ai
- —
- Rā Kohinga
- —
- Rā i Kohia i te Wāhi Taketake
- —
- Accession Number
- —
- Rā Tāpiringa
-
1870
- Tohu Tuakiri Kē
-
11819 (ethnology)
- Momo Tohu Tuakiri Kē
- —
- Wāhanga
- Rūma Whakaatu
- —
- Herenga
- —
- Momo
- —
10 Mātātuhi
