Saqa Tabua
human history
Saqa Tabua. Double 'twin' container water vessel. Made from qele (clay) with Wa ni Tabua (crossover handle) with hole cut out at the centre top. There is a hole on the centre-top of container, and an i gaga (pouring spout) on the end of a container. Somuna (raised applique spots) decorate the waist of the spherical containers, with two rows extending across the centre-top of the spherical containers. Incisions decorate the handle and tops of the spherical containers. Outer surface coated with makadre (resin from the Dakua tree).
Last Update: 20 Sept 2018
- Collection Area
- —
- akm.collections.field_type_title_label
- —
- Te reo Name
- —
- Common Name
- —
- Other Name
-
Water vessel (English)
Saqa tabua (Fijian)
Saqa drua (Fijian)
- Other Name Type
- —
- Description
- —
- Place
- Fiji
- Associated Place
- —
- Field Collection Place
- —
- Field Collection Site
- —
- Collection Date
- —
- Field Collection Date
- —
- Accession Number
- —
- Accession Date
-
1870
- Other Id
-
11799 (ethnology)
- Other Id Type
- —
- Department
- Display Room
- —
- Restriction
- —
- Type
- —
13 Images
