Accession No
MN0241.73
Description
Kava bowl, carved in wood, in the shape of a turtle. The bowl is shallow and flat-bottomed, taking up the entire shell of the turtle. The underside has six cylindrical feet, which support the bowl a few centimetres from the ground. on the underside there is also a small wooden projection with a twisted plant fibre string attached.
Place
Oceania; Polynesia; Fiji
Period
Source
Poignant, Roslyn [bequeather]; Poignant, Axel [bequeather]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
MN0241.73
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wood; Plant Fibre
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Physical description)
Kava bowl, carved in wood, in the shape of a turtle. The bowl is shallow and flat-bottomed, taking up the entire shell of the turtle. The underside has six cylindrical feet, which support the bowl a few centimetres from the ground. on the underside there is also a small wooden projection with a twisted plant fibre string attached.
Event Date 7/4/2022
Author: Flo Sutton
Context (Acquisition Details)
Not included on the Poignant bequest list.
Event Date 7/4/2022
Author: Flo Sutton
FM:296204
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