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). Plant fibre remnants stuck on outer and inner surfaces. Patina visible across inner surface, possibly due to previous yaqona use and residue. Pointed base. Brown in colour.

Nama tāpiringa: 578024 Whakahounga o Mua: 20 Sept 2018
Ingoa Kē

Kava cup (English)

Wāhi
Fiji
Accession Number

1924.139

Rā Tāpiringa

03 Jul 1924

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

8770 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

Uiuitia
5 Mātātuhi
cup, 1924.139, 8770, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 21 Apr 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
cup, 1924.139, 8770, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 21 Apr 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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