Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0458-0451A,B | |
| Category | Vessels | |
| Object Name | Water gourd with stopper | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Hawaiian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Hawaii | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | Island: Niihau | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. mid to late 1800s | |
| Collection Name | Ostheimer Collection (Hawaiian) | |
| Materials | Gourd; Gastropod shell; Native cordage | |
| Description | A: Spherical gourd with short neck, the end of which has been removed; Exterior of gourd is etched with negative pattern of interlocking lines, framing series of vertical lines with pendant triangles; Net-like sling of native 2-ply coconut/sennit (?) cordage wrapped around gourd forms a carrying strap; B: Stopper is made from conical gastropod shell attached to carrying net by length of cordage threaded through small hole drilled near base of shell. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 24.1, Rim Diam = 2.3, Max Diam = 20.3 | |