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. Patina visible across inner surface near edge. Remnants of a sticker stuck on the outer surface with "FIJI" possibly written in pencil across the sticker. Brown in colour.

Nama tāpiringa: 1939.134 Whakahounga o Mua: 20 Sept 2018
Ingoa Kē

Kava cup (English)

Wāhi
Fiji
Accession Number

1939.134

Rā Tāpiringa

26 Jun 1939

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

24575 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

Uiuitia Tirohanga API
5 Mātātuhi
cup, 1939.134, 24575, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 21 Apr 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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