Kava Bowl
61-2-9
From: Fiji Islands | Bau
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 61-2-9 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Fiji Islands | Bau |
| Date Made | Before 1869 |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood | Plant Fiber |
| Description | Round wooden kava bowl with four legs. Underside of lip has toothed edge. Inside of bowl has patina (yellow stain or coating of kava). Triangular lug with slight midrib. Cord attached to eyelet on underside. Label on inner surface: "Native Kava Bowl Brought By Lieut. H.C. Cochrane, U.S.M.C., from Fiji Islands, Nov., 1870." Attached tag: "Bau 10/25/[18]69." |
| Height | 16 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 46 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Constance Cochrane, 1961 |
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