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Object Number
69-20-70/1280
Display Title
Giant decorated gourd
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Ipu hoke
Object Description
Gourd trunk - "ipu hoke" Calabash basket. Giant, decorated gourd container with lid in mesh carrying net (koko).
Inventory Description
Case, two stacked gourds, bottom one stitched, pyrographic motif, net cover
Classification
- Case
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
United States
/
Hawaii
Materials
Gourd, Plant fiber, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 55 x 47 x 49.5 cm (21 5/8 x 18 1/2 x 19 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
1280
Provenance
Donor
Boston Marine Society
(June 8, 1869)
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