Kava Bowl

75-4-1

From: Fiji Islands

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

Object Number 75-4-1
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Fiji Islands
Section Oceanian
Materials Wood
Description

Large. Eighteen cylindrical legs (not tapered). Whiteish stain inside bowl. Between two of the legs there are two vertical carved ridges. No lug. In absence of a lug the ridges may serve the function of designating the "front" side of the bowl by which it can be oriented during ceremonies.

Height 16 cm
Outside Diameter 49 cm
Credit Line Gift of Ruth M. Ostheimer, 1975

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