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1938.36.938

Coconut shell water vessel with incised decoration and cut handle.

1938.36.938

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Collection type
Object
Description
Coconut shell water vessel with incised decoration and cut handle.
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Morobe Province Tewai-Siassi District Umboi Island [Rook Island]
Person
Field collector Beatrice Mary Blackwood
PRM source Beatrice Mary Blackwood
Date / Period
Date made: Before 05/1937
Date collected
24 May 1937
Acquisition information
Donated: 1938
Materials and processes
Material Coconut Husk Plant, Process Incised
Dimensions
Diameter: max 110 mm, Height: max 80 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.36.938 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 881

Search terms: Vessel, Food and Drink, Food Accessory

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