Tanoa (Kumete; Kava bowl)

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Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
Auckland, New Zealand

large kava bowl. ten legs, two broken. circumference has no defined lip. sides curve out to flat from small bowl base. on outsides of bowl is pointed lug with two large holes. sennit ties of twisted fibre with six ovulum shells beside lug, three at end.

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Title: Tanoa (Kumete; Kava bowl)
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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