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Vessels made from the stone shell of a coconut were used in Sāmoa to transport and store fresh or salt water for cooking. The small opening of the vessel consists of a widened germ hole of the coconut. Text: Ulrich Menter

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Linden-Museum Stuttgart Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde
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Object type
Behälter
Dimensions
Höhe: 12 cm, Durchmesser: 10 cm
Material/Technique
Coconut
carved, Polished
Current location
Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Inventory number
034952

Provenance and sources

when
around 1900

where
Samoa
who
Podestà, Hans - Collectors

when
1904
Provenance
From 1900 to 1902 Dr. Hans Podestà was a naval surgeon on the SMS Cormoran, which dropped anchor several times off Apia, Sāmoa, in both 1900 and 1901. It can be assumed that Podestà acquired the fan on one of these occasions in Sāmoa or Apia. Text: Ulrich Menter

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