Kava bowl "tanoa djina" ·  Fidji Islands · ID: 3034148

Description

wood, blackish brown patina, of circular form, rising from four short feet, drilled holes for suspension, min. dam., fissures, traces of usage;
kava (or “yanggona”) is the root of Piper Methysticum, which yields a mildly intoxicating drink when fermented. Kava is drunk both casually and ceremonially. Regular bowls, such as the present example, have four legs, while large ceremonial bowls have eight or ten legs. A cord passed through the projecting lug to hang the bowl when not in use.

The object Kava bowl “tanoa djina” with the object ID 3034148 was last part of the auction 72nd tribal art auction at March 9, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 61.

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