Sedre ni Kakana

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Sedre ni Waiwai (oil dish). Dish used for waiwai (coconut oil) or yaqona (kava). Carved from solid kau (wood) of dark brown colour into a long and narrow curved blade shape. Surface is smooth. Rounded at the base. A twine cord tied into a drilled hole at one end. Evidence of insect borer.

Accession number: 1924.158 Last Update: 9 Jul 2019
Other Name

Food dish (Fijian)

Accession Number

1924.158

Accession Date

08 Aug 1924

Other Id

9503 (ethnology)

Department

Pacific

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dish, 1924.158, 9503, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 10 Apr 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
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