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'Awa dish
Object Number 85-7-70/37647
Display Title 'Awa dish
Descriptions
Object Description 'Awa or kava dish
Inventory Description Bowl, gourd, deteriorating interior
Classification
  • Bowl
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / United States / Hawaii / Honolulu County
Materials Gourd
Dimensions Overall: 5.6 x 11.9 x 12.1 cm (2 3/16 x 4 11/16 x 4 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37.647
Provenance
Collector Alexander Agassiz (1884-1885 - April 25, 1885)
Donor Alexander Agassiz (1884-1885 - April 25, 1885)

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