Kava making, Samoa

Description:

Kava making, Samoa, Dunedin, by Muir & Moodie. Purchased 1943. Te Papa (C.017597). Clearing in front of a large Fale with thatched roof and mat walls, some mats are up. Large gathering of people sitting with in centre a young woman sitting cross-legged on a raised platform. Woman is wearing a hair band and necklace and wears a cloth skirt. In front of her is a large kava bowl with a woman either side, one on right holds a coco...

Location:

Dunedin

Format:

PhysicalObject

Collections:

Te Papa Collections Online

Content partner:

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Availability:

Not specified