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 a small bito (lug) carved at its base. A cotton cord is threaded through a drilled hole in the centre of the bito and knotted at ends. The shell's interior and exterior surfaces are polished smooth with some patina. The bilo is dark brown in colour.

Nama tāpiringa: 1917.69 Whakahounga o Mua: 20 Sept 2018
Ingoa Kē

Kava cup (English)

Wāhi
Fiji
Accession Number

1917.69

Rā Tāpiringa

1917

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

8650 (ethnology)

69/17 (accession number)

Wāhanga

Pacific

Uiuitia Tirohanga API
6 Mātātuhi
cup, 1917.69, 8650, 69/17, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 21 Apr 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
cup, 1917.69, 8650, 69/17, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 21 Apr 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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