Coconut faga container

Maker
Unknown Maker
Description
Coconut faga container (faga and rea – money). Guanawaini – faga. This small one is for bits and pieces. Larger ones will hold up to three complete faga strings.
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Maker
Media/Materials
Coconut shell, nautilus shell inlay, string.
Measurements
210 x 100 x 100mm - HxWxD [including length of string].
Production place
Ghupuna, Santa Ana, Solomon Islands
Collection
Mead Collection/Solomon Island/Ethnology
Department collection type
Ethnology
Credit line
Collection of Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
Accession number
1973/49/89

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