Sedre Vonu
human history
Tanoa. Bowl for yaqona (kava) in the shape of a vonu (turtle). Carved from kau (wood). Yava i rua (two legs) at the front side and yava i rua at the opposite end of bowl. The front two yava (legs) function as suspension cord bito (lug). A hole is drilled through the yava with multiple braids of possibly vau (hibiscus), each braid tali rua (two-ply). Brown in colour.
Accession number: 1925.92 Last Update: 13 May 2025
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Turte-shaped bowl (English)
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- Fiji
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1925.92
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30 Apr 1925
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13461 (ethnology)
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