Cup Item Number: C557 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Plain brown shell cut in half. Shell is relatively rounded with three equally spaced vertical ridges and a slight point at the end.
History Of Use
For kava
Item History
- Made in Viti Levu, Fiji 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
- C557
- Type of Item
- cup
- Material
- coconut nutshell
- Manufacturing Technique
- cut and polished
- Overall
- height 8.0 cm, diameter 14.4 cm
Who
- Culture
- Fijian
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett
- Received from
- Frank Burnett (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Viti Levu, Fiji
When
- Creation Date
- before 1927
- Collection Date
- between 1895 and 1927
- Ownership Date
- before 1927
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 1927
Other
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 54
- Accession Number
- 2191/0910