Saqa Tabua

human history

Saqa Tabua. Double 'twin' container water vessel. One container has broken off. Made from qele (clay) with Wa ni Tabua (crossover handle). Hole at centre top of handle for suspension cord. Outer surface coated with makadre (resin from the Dakua tree). One orifice and an i gaga (pouring spout). Decorative protrusions across the handle with somuna (decorative spots of applied qele) and incisions decorating the waist and upper areas of the containers.

Whakahounga o Mua: 20 Sept 2018
Ingoa Kē

Saqa drua (Fijian)

Water vessel (English)

Wāhi
Fiji
Rā Tāpiringa

[1929]

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

3889 (ethnology)

0.143 (Edge Partington)

Wāhanga

Pacific

Uiuitia Tirohanga API
6 Mātātuhi
Saqa Tabua, 3889, 0.143, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 27 Feb 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
Saqa Tabua, 3889, 0.143, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 27 Feb 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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