Bowl
97-120-983
From: Polynesia | Hawaiian Islands (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 97-120-983 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hawaiian (uncertain) |
| Provenience | Polynesia | Hawaiian Islands (uncertain) |
| Culture Area | Oceania | Polynesia |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Gourd |
| Description | A round gourd ipu (vessel). The bowl is cracked along the sides and the bottom. To create a gourd vessel, gourds were carefully prepared through controlled decay to remove the pulp, leaving a durable shell pierced only at the stem and smoothed inside with coral or pumice. These vessels were fashioned into functional forms such as water bottles, funnels, bowls, and strainers, often fitted with nets or cords for suspension and transport. |
| Height | 8 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 20 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997 |
| Other Number | L-120-983 - Old Museum Number | 10658? - ANSP Number |
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