Poi Bowl
17756
From: United States of America | Hawaiian Islands
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 17756 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hawaiian |
| Provenience | United States of America | Hawaiian Islands |
| Culture Area | Oceania | Polynesia |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Coconut Shell |
| Description | Round coconut shell, top cut off, slightly flattened at base. Outside surface dark brown, with light flecks and dashes: polished. Rim scalloped (25 curved projections). Numeral 100 written inside near rim. Part of old rectangular label with red border pasted inside: partial number, "31." For poi. |
| Height | 10 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 12.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of William Pepper, 1896 |
| Other Number | 100 - Other Number | 31 - Other Number |
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