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Coconut shell container

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item details

NameCoconut shell container

ProductionMarquesas Islands

Classificationbags

Materialsshell (plant material), wood, sennit, bone

DimensionsApproximate: 510mm (height), 160mm (diameter)

Registration NumberOL000191

Credit lineOldman Collection. Gift of the New Zealand Government, 1992

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Category

Intended for: Rites & ceremonies
ceremonies
Made of: shell (plant material)
wood
sennit
bone
Type of: bags
Refers to: woodcarving
Marquesan
Depicts: Containers
Influenced by: Polynesian
Oceanic

Place

Made in: Marquesas Islands (Polynésie française)
Depicts: Marquesas Islands (Polynésie française)

People & Organisations

Belonged to: William Ockleford Oldman