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Object Number 85-7-70/37671
Display Title Calabash
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bottle, round body and base, fitted lid, knotted twisted fiber cord, handle
Classification
  • Bottle
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / United States / Hawaii / Honolulu County
Materials Gourd, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 19 x 25 x 25 cm (7 1/2 x 9 13/16 x 9 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37671
Provenance
Collector Alexander Agassiz (1884-1885 - April 25, 1885)
Donor Alexander Agassiz (1884-1885 - April 25, 1885)

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