Saqa Moli

human history

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.

Whakahounga o Mua: 20 Sept 2018
Ingoa Kē

Water vessel (English)

Wāhi
Fiji
Rā Tāpiringa

1870

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

11796 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

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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