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Sedre Vonu (Turte-shaped bowl)

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Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
Auckland, New Zealand

Tanoa. Bowl for yaqona (kava) in the shape of a vonu (turtle). Carved from kau (wood). Yava i rua (two legs) at the front side and yava i rua at the opposite end of bowl. The front two yava (legs) function as suspension cord bito (lug). A hole is drilled through the yava with multiple braids of possibly vau (hibiscus), each braid tali rua (two-ply). Brown in colour.

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Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

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