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Vairanga vai (Water container)

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NameVairanga vai (Water container)

ProductionCook Islands

Classificationcontainers

Materialsshell (plant material)

DimensionsOverall: 175mm (height), 510mm (diameter)

Registration NumberFE003705

Credit lineGift of Mr J.D. Hutchin, 1948

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Category

Made of: shell (plant material)
Type of: containers
Depicts: Containers
Influenced by: Polynesian
Oceanic
Cook Islands Māori

Place

Made in: Cook Islands

People & Organisations

Belonged to: Reverend John Hutchin