Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2007-0003-0006 | |
| Category | Culinary Items | |
| Object Name | Cup | |
| Culture | Polynesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Western Polynesia (?) | |
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| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1920s | |
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Coconut shell; Unidentified plant fiber | |
| Description | Deep round cup made from hollowed coconut shell from which the top has been removed and the inside scraped clean; Exterior is decorated with deeply incised designs, revealing the natural interior color of the coconut shell; Designs include a double-headed lizard (?) whose shared body extends across the bottom of the cup, a human-like face whose chin rests on the cup’s rim, and a rectangular geometric shape on the cup’s upper side opposite the human face; Carrying strap consisting of a single thin unidentified plant fiber that is dyed red is looped through two holes opposite each other just below the rim. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 9.9, Rim Diam = 9.5, Max Diam = 13.0 | |