Saqa Moli

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Saqa Moli. Water vessel made of qele (clay) with three containers and three arms. Hole where arms meet for suspension cord. Vessel is with one orifice and i gaga (pouring spout). Coated in makadre (resin from the Dakua tree). Incisions decorate the upper areas of the containers. Somuna (decorative spots of applied qele) decoarte the waist. The i gaga is broken and one of the containers is damaged.

Last Update: 20 Sept 2018
Other Name

Water vessel (English)

Place
Fiji
Accession Date

1870

Other Id

11796 (ethnology)

Department

Pacific

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Saqa moli, 11796, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 16 Feb 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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