Accession No
1941.12 A
Description
Water bottle - [From catalogue card:] '[One of] Two gourd waterbottles'.
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands; Ulawa
Period
Source
Coote, Walter [collector]; Barkley (Mrs) [donor]; Hornsby (Mrs) [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1941.12 A
Cultural Affliation
Material
Nut; Shell
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Labels & inscriptions: a large label with cut corners glued on the coconut reads: 'SOLOMON IS. / ULAUA / WATER BOTTLE 7[?]80'.
Event Date 21/1/2008
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
[From catalogue card:] '[One of] Two gourd waterbottles'.
Event Date 21/1/2008
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Coconut shell water carrier. One of the eyes has been extended into a large circular hole. The other two have been inlaid with circular pieces of pearlshell with serrated edges. A small hole at the very top was used to attach a fibre suspension cord (now missing). Very polished. A few cracks.
Event Date 14/10/2015
Author: maa
FM:264984
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