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Model ipu (ava cup)

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FE010214; Model ipu (ava cup); circa 1930; Samoan ; Front

FE010214; Model ipu (ava cup); circa 1930; Samoan ; Side

FE010214; Model ipu (ava cup); circa 1930; Samoan

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item details

NameModel ipu (ava cup)

ProductionUnknown; maker/artist; circa 1936; Malifa

Classificationmodels, bowls

Materialsshell (plant material)

Dimensions22, 64

Registration NumberFE010214

Credit lineGift of A.J. Crowther, 1983

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Category

Made of: shell (plant material)
Type of: models
bowls
Refers to: Sāmoan
Influenced by: Polynesian

Place

Made in: Malifa (Sāmoa)

People & Organisations

Refers to: Malifa School
Belonged to: Walter Crowther
Mrs Doris Crowther