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. Chipping and crack visible at rim. Brown in colour.

Nama tāpiringa: 1924.158 Whakahounga o Mua: 20 Sept 2018
Ingoa Kē

Kava cup (English)

Wāhi
Fiji
Accession Number

1924.158

Rā Tāpiringa

08 Aug 1924

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

9451 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

Uiuitia
5 Mātātuhi
cup, 1924.158, 9451, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 21 Apr 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
cup, 1924.158, 9451, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 21 Apr 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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