Coconut water container

Maker
Unknown Maker
Description
Coconut water container. Guaninawai. About 8 or 10 of these carved at a time. Traditional form of container which is gradually being superceded, along with other household tools, by plastic and metal containers. String traditionally made of plant fibre.
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Object detail

Maker
Media/Materials
Coconut shell and natural fibre string.
Measurements
518 x 150 x 120mm - 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
1973/49/91

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