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Kava cup, coconut shell, triangular pattern at top
The kava ceremony usually requires one kava cup. It is used to draw the kava liquid from the kava bowl and is shared between all the people participating in the ceremony. Most kava cup are made from a half of a coconut shell. This cup is highly decorated with designs of shell inlay.
Accession number: 1969.94 Last Update: 6 May 2026
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Ipu 'ava,
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- Pacific
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1969.94
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24 Apr 1969
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41178 (ethnology)
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