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Catalog Number

CAS 0602-0004   CAS 0602-0004; Water container
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Water container
Culture Polynesian: Fijian
Global Region Oceania
Country Fiji
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture 1800s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Clay
Description Ceramic water carrier or canteen modeled in the form of five coconuts joined together, with each one sprouting a stem that rises upward and arches inward to join the others in the center.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 12.4, Width = 15.3, Length = 21.7