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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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Cataloguing data

Object type
Vessel
Dimensions
Height: 20,4 cm
Width: 20,2 cm
Depth: 20 cm
Depth: 22,2 cm
Weight: 1,49 kg
Height: 6 cm
Width: 4 cm
Depth: 4 cm
Material/Technique
Sound, Resin
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
VI 5302 a,b

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    before 1884
    where
    Polynesia
    Fiji
  • Collecting
    who
    P. Otto Zembsch (1841-05-31 - 1911-03-02) - Collectors
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    Access unknown, by P. Otto Zembsch 1884
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Oceania

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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