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Object Number 00-8-70/55313
Display Title Engraved cocoa-nut cup
Descriptions
Inventory Description Cup, worked coconut, incised geometric design, perforated rim, cracked
Classification
  • Cup
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Fiji
Materials Coconut
Dimensions Overall: 12.6 x 11.2 x 11.2 cm (4 15/16 x 4 7/16 x 4 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 55313
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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