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Object Number
85-7-70/37667
Display Title
Calabash
Descriptions
Object Description
Painted (meaning decorated) calabash. Gourd bowl decorated with geometric designs and the words "Akaneki kale." The bowl has a small crack that was repaired fiber stitches.
Inventory Description
Bowl, hollow gourd, banded geometric and alpha design, cracked, mended
Classification
- Bowl
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
United States
/
Hawaii
/
Honolulu County
Materials
Gourd, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 24 x 30 x 30 cm (9 7/16 x 11 13/16 x 11 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37,667; AKANEKI + KALE
Provenance
Collector
Alexander Agassiz
(1884-1885 - April 25, 1885)
Donor
Alexander Agassiz
(1884-1885 - April 25, 1885)
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