Sedre (Finger-bowl; Basin)

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Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
Auckland, New Zealand

Sedre. Small basin. Used for eating shellfish or as vuluvulu (finger-bowl). Made of qele (clay). Inner and outer surfaces are coated with makadre (resin made from the Dakua tree). Incisions decorate the circumference near the gusu levu (mouth) of the sedre.

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Title: Sedre (Finger-bowl; Basin)
Creator: Unknown
Location Created: Fiji
Type: Artifact
External Link: Auckland Museum: Collections Online
Rights: please see our Cultural Permissions guidelines for information on re-using this image., Auckland Museum's cultural-permissions policy applies

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

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