H4379.20

5 in HIGH
(12.70 cm HIGH)
Manus Island | Admiralty Islands
Gift of Lt. Cmdr. C. T. Budney
H4379.20


coconut shell for liquids, Admiralty Islands. "Coconut shell; function: container f/ liquids. Coconut shell, sennet attached to piece of coral f/ carrying. Carved bas relief near top." (Gray notebook) "Calabash for carrying water." (John Barker, 12/94) "Calabash is the Hawaiian pidgin word for gourd." (William Davenport, 2/95)
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