Accession No
1941.12 B
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 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Gourd; Fibre
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (CMS Description)
Small coconut-shaped gourd used as a water carrier. The neck being used as a spout at the top of the object. The surface has been blackened or smoked. Encased in a very tight and finely woven net of twisted coconut fibre cords.
Event Date 14/10/2015
Author: maa
Context (CMS Context)
Labels & inscriptions: a large label with internal blue border glued on the object reads: 'ULAUA SOLOMON IS. / WATER BOTTLE 1880'. Another label with internal red border reads: 'ULAUA / SOLOMON IDS. / WATER BOTTLE / 1880' and '41.12' added to it.
Event Date 14/10/2015
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
[From catalogue card:] '[One of] Two gourd waterbottles'.
Event Date 14/10/2015
Author: maa
FM:268730
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