Sedre ni Waiwai

human history

Sedre ni Waiwai. Oil dish, or a priest's yaqona (kava) dish. This Sedre ni Waiwai is carved from kau (wood) into the shape of a fish. A wooden lug with two protrusions serves as a liga ni sedre (handle of dish), with yava i va (four legs), short in length and supporting the underside. Minor cracks visible about the rim. Brown in colour with a smooth wooden surface.

Nama tāpiringa: 1925.92 Whakahounga o Mua: 20 Sept 2018
Ingoa Kē

Oil dish (English)

Wāhi
Fiji
Accession Number

1925.92

Rā Tāpiringa

30 Apr 1925

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

13466 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

Uiuitia Tirohanga API
10 Mātātuhi
dish, 1925.92, 13466, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 05 Apr 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
dish, 1925.92, 13466, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 05 Apr 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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