Tanoa

human history

Tanoa. Yaqona (kava) bowl. Carved from kau (wood), circular in shape and dark brown in colour. Interior of the bowl is light brown in colour. Four yava (legs) and a small bito (lug) carved on the underside of the tanoa. The tanoa is polished.

Nama tāpiringa: 1925.146 Whakahounga o Mua: 20 Sept 2018
Ingoa Kē

Kumete (Lauan)

Kava bowl (English)

Wāhi
Fiji
Accession Number

1925.146

Rā Tāpiringa

05 Jun 1925

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

14172 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

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6 Mātātuhi
bowl, 1925.146, 14172, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 19 Apr 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
bowl, 1925.146, 14172, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 19 Apr 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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