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Fijian pottery was not exposed to high heat during firing, so it was not completely waterproof. A resin from the dakua tree (Agathis vitiensis), which was applied to the hot surface, produced a brownish, semi-permeable varnish.

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Object type
Vessel
Dimensions
Weight: 0,75 kg
Height: 16,7 cm
Depth: 17,5 cm
Width: 19 cm
Material/Technique
Sound, Resin
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
VI 4606

Provenance and sources

when
before 1882
where
Polynesia [Großregion]
Fiji [Land]
who
Steinen, Karl von den - Collectors
Description
Purchase from Karl von den Steinen in 1882

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CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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