Sedre ni Waiwai

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Sedre ni Waiwai. Oil dish, or a priest's yaqona (kava) dish. This Sedre ni Waiwai is carved from kau (wood) into the shape of a fish. A wooden lug with two protrusions serves as a liga ni sedre (handle of dish), with yava i va (four legs), short in length and supporting the underside. Minor cracks visible about the rim. Brown in colour with a smooth wooden surface.

Accession number: 1925.92 Last Update: 20 Sept 2018
Other Name

Oil dish (English)

Place
Fiji
Accession Number

1925.92

Accession Date

30 Apr 1925

Other Id

13466 (ethnology)

Department

Pacific

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