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Artifact Number:
 01084

Object:
Bowl
Ipu pawehe

Material:
 Plant (gourd)

Dimensions:
 26 x 26 x 17 cm

Origin:
 Niihau, Hawaii, Polynesia

Comments:
 Decorated gourd, with "DK." Also called umeke pawehe. Decorated gourd containers are usually associated with the island of Niihau or Kauai. No known donor.



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