Cup Item Number: C35 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Half a shell, finely polished, with a small knob at the top. The shell is dark brown and rounded.
Cultural Context
used for drinking kava
Item History
- Made in Savai'i, Samoa before 1927
- Collected between 1895 and 1927
- Owned by Frank Burnett before 1927
- Received from Frank Burnett (Donor) on July 25, 1927
What
- Name
- Cup
- Identification Number
- C35
- Type of Item
- cup
- Material
- coconut nutshell
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved and polished
- Overall
- height 9.5 cm, diameter 13.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Samoan
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett
- Received from
- Frank Burnett (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Savai'i, Samoa
When
- Creation Date
- before 1927
- Collection Date
- between 1895 and 1927
- Ownership Date
- before 1927
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 1927
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2191/0467