Container Item Number: C256 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Round container and lid made from coconut shell. Designs consisting of panels of crosshatching. Lid undecorated and secured by two knotted cords.
History Of Use
Water container
Item History
- Made in Choiseul, Solomon Islands before 1909
- Collected during 1909
- Owned by Frank Burnett before 1927
- Received from Frank Burnett (Donor) on July 25, 1927
What
- Name
- Container
- Identification Number
- C256
- Type of Item
- container
- Material
- coconut nutshell and fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved and twisted
- Overall
- height 14.6 cm, diameter 12.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Solomon Islands
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett
- Received from
- Frank Burnett (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Choiseul, Solomon Islands
When
- Creation Date
- before 1909
- Collection Date
- during 1909
- Ownership Date
- before 1927
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 1927
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2191/0654