Cup Item Number: C1042 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Dark brown shell cut in half, twisted and woven band attached at the side. Plain fan-shaped handle. Shell is rounded with three equally spaced vertical ridges around the sides.
History Of Use
For drinking kava; for use by chiefs and priests.
Item History
- Made in Fiji before 1927
- Collected between 1895 and 1927
- Owned by Frank Burnett before 1930
- Owned by Nina Burnett-Potts before 1953
- Received from Nina Burnett-Potts (Donor) during 1953
What
- Name
- Cup
- Identification Number
- C1042
- Type of Item
- cup
- Material
- coconut nutshell and coconut husk fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- cut, twisted and woven
- Overall
- height 6.5 cm, width 19.5 cm, depth 19.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Fijian
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett and Nina Burnett-Potts
- Received from
- Nina Burnett-Potts (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Fiji
When
- Creation Date
- before 1927
- Collection Date
- between 1895 and 1927
- Ownership Date
- before 1930 and before 1953
- Acquisition Date
- during 1953
Other
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 55