saqa ni wai | Photographer: Peter Jacob
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saqa ni wai
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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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
Vessel
Dimensions
Gewicht: 0,75 kg
Objektmaß: 16,7 x 19 x 17,5 cm
Objektmaß: 16,7 x 19 x 17,5 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]
Description
Purchase from Karl von den Steinen in 1882
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