Water Carrier (Object)
| Object Number: | 2003-32-250 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Society Islands |
| Section: | Oceanian |
| Materials: | Coconut Coconut Fiber Wood |
| Height: | 14.3 cm |
| Width: | 15 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum (also known as the Philadelphia Civic Center Museum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2003 |
| Other Number: | 1994.X.11540 - Other Number 13242 - Other Number CIVIC1994.X.11540 - Other Number |
Description
Water carrier. Coconut shell with hole in top, second hole for carrying cord. Remains of coconut fiber cord and bamboo (?) stopper (broken - only half present). The coconut fiber rope is braided Society Islands style. "Colonie de Tahiti 13242 / . . . de Exposant Colonie . . . .gargoulette" Exhibited at l'Exposition universelle de Paris 1900.
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