Water Container (uncertain)
58-17-47
From: New Guinea | Central Highlands, New Guinea (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 58-17-47 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | New Guinea | Central Highlands, New Guinea (uncertain) |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Coconut Shell | Plant Fiber |
| Description | Spherical, made of a coconut. Lid attached with looped fiber cord. Apparently used as a container for black gum or tar, or it was given a heavy layer of the material to make it waterproof. The lid has a few lines scratched on it reminiscent of Central Highlands carving. |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Harry B. Wright, 1958 |
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