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Bowl and netting
Object Number 27-5-70/D2939
Display Title Bowl and netting
Descriptions
Object Description Gourd vessel. Undecorated gourd bowl in tightly meshed koko (carrying net).
Inventory Description Bow, hollow gourd with vegetable fiber netting, 2 loops
Classification
  • Bowl
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / United States / Hawaii
Materials Gourd, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 23.5 x 23.5 x 14.4 cm (9 1/4 x 9 1/4 x 5 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D/2939
Provenance
Collector Mrs. Edward Tenney
Donor Mr. Edward Tenney (1927)

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