Description (CMS Description)
Food tray of plaited coconut leaves.
Event Date 24/1/1989
Author: maa

Context (CMS Context)
Labels & inscriptions: 'Z 30057 B' inscribed in black ink on the coconut stem.
Event Date 3/7/2013
Author: Lucie Carreau

Context (CMS Context)
Catalogue card reads [handwritten in blue pen:] 'Z 30057 A-B. MELANESIA. FIJI. 2 food trays of plaited coconut leaves. A. H. Gordon Colln.' A small round red sticker pasted to the front of the card. A black and white photograph of the object stapled to the back of the card.
Event Date 3/7/2013
Author: Lucie Carreau

Description (CMS Description)
Rectangular food tray, flat, woven from a piece of palm leaf, one of the long sides formed by the rib of the palm. Four [?]four-ply plaited cords are formed from the other side of the coconut leaf in the centre of the stem and are tied together in a knot. On the other long side, the coconut leaf are left un-plaited forming a fringe. Fibres have a light yellow-grey colour.
Event Date 3/7/2013
Author: maa