Kapu akari

human history

Kapu akari. Coconut shell container. Used as a drinking vessel. High polish. Formed from a whole coconut shell. A circular hole has been cut out at the centre top of the coconut shell. The coconut shell is held in a net formed of multiple braids of puru akari iri taki toru (sennit woven out in a 3-ply braid). Dark brown in colour.

Whakahounga o Mua: 6 Sept 2019

Ingoa Kē

Coconut shell container (English)

Kete kapu akari a ao vai (Cook Islands)

Wāhi

[Cook Islands]

Rā Tāpiringa

Unknown

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

2004x4.509 (temporary accession number)

Wāhanga

Pacific

Whakaahuatanga ā-Kiko

Kapu akari. Coconut shell container. High polish. Formed from a whole coconut shell. A circular hole has been cut out at the centre top end containing the eyes of the coconut. The coconut shell is held in a net formed of multiple braids of puru akari iri taki toru (sennit woven out in a 3-ply braid). Dark brown in colour. "Cook Is. ?" is written in white ink on the bottom of the coconut shell. Good condition overall.

Kapu akari

Kapu akari

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Kapu akari

Kapu akari

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