Kitu

human history

Kitu. Water container fashioned from a whole intact qa ni bilo (coconut shell) encapsulated securely in wa ni kitu (coconut container holder) consisting of a braided 'net' of magimagi (coconut sennit) with circular commencement and cords intertwined and tied off into a knot. The magimagi is of a lighter red/brown and the qa ni bilo (coconut shell) darker brown in colour.

Nama tāpiringa: 1924.139 Whakahounga o Mua: 20 Sept 2018
Ingoa Kē

i Lilili ni Kitu (Fijian)

Water container (English)

Wāhi
Fiji
Accession Number

1924.139

Rā Tāpiringa

03 Jul 1924

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

8797 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

Uiuitia Tirohanga API
6 Mātātuhi
container, 1924.139, 8797, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 03 May 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
container, 1924.139, 8797, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 03 May 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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