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Tanoa - kava bowl
Object Number 00-8-70/55263
Display Title Tanoa - kava bowl
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved wood bowl, oval with pointed ends, four tapered feet, perforated on side with fiber cord
Classification
  • Bowl
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Fiji
Materials Wood, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 150 × 425 × 320 mm (5 7/8 × 16 3/4 × 12 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 55263
Provenance
Collector Alexander Agassiz (1899-1900)
Collector Dr. William McMichael Woodworth (1899-1900)
Collector U.S. Fish Commission Ship Albatross Expedition (1899-1900)
Donor Donated by Alexander Agassiz (1900)

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