Kava bowl "tanoa" · Fidji Islands · ID: 3047951
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Provenance
Old English CollectionSize
M: 11,5 cm x 35 cm x 24 cm
M: 4.5 inch x 13.8 inch x 9.4 inch
Description
wood, crack, minor missing parts
This beautiful bowl with signs of age and usage was intended for everyday use.
“Kava” is a traditional drink consumed throughout the Pacific Ocean cultures of Polynesia. It is made from the “Piper Methysticum” plant (also known as “intoxicating pepper”).
The object Kava bowl “tanoa” with the object ID 3047951 was last part of the auction 96th Auction at April 24, 2021 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 53.
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Comparing literature
Hooper, Steven, Fiji, Norwich 2016, p. 216 ff.