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Bowl
Object Number 87-25-70/43937
Display Title Bowl
Descriptions
Indigenous Term 'Umeke
Object Description Food bowl. Probably used for poi or other vegetarian foods.
Inventory Description Bowl, carved wood, flat base, round body, flat rim, polished
Classification
  • Bowl
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / United States / Hawaii
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 18 x 36 x 36 cm (7 1/16 x 14 3/16 x 14 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Collector Capt. Newell
Donor Miss A. E. Newell (May 21, 1887)

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