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Object Number 37-98-70/700
Display Title Coconut shell in basket - used for cooked meat for children
Descriptions
Indigenous Term boko
Inventory Description Pot, coconut shell, woven fiber basketry cover, splits, dark pigment, soiled
Classification
  • Pot
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Dutch East Indies / <State> / Nias Island / Soliga / Soliga
Additional Geographic Terms Central
Dimensions Overall: 11.4 x 14.7 x 15 cm (4 1/2 x 5 13/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-98-70/700
Provenance
Collector Dr. Barbara Lawrence (1937 - 1937)

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