Container for holding oil made from the shell of a nut

Made:
1890-1920
Container for holding oil made from the shell of a nut

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Container for holding oil made from the shell of a nut
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Container for holding oil made from the shell of a nut, twisted reel stopper and suspension loop, Vaitupu, Ellice Islands, South Seas, 1890-1920; known as "Ponga Ponga" in vernacular

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A96755
Materials:
shell, nut, reed and fibre
type:
containers
credit:
Kennedy, D.G.