Sedre ni Kakana

Sedre ni Waiwai. Oil dish, or a priest's yaqona (kava) dish. This Sedre ni Waiwai is carved from kau (wood) into a shallow circular dish with a four pronged liga ni sedre (handle for the dish). Yava i tolu (three wooden legs), short in length, carved at the underside for support. The four prongs of the liga ni sedre is carved incorporating a short beam that joins all four prongs, with a hole drilled through near the end of the liga ni sedre. Magimagi (coconut sennit) braided in a tali rua (two-ply) technique is threaded through the hole,and knotted together at the ends. The dish is dark brown in colour and has a slightly glossy patina.