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Tanoa fai`ava (kava bowl)

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Tanoa fai`ava (kava bowl), circa 1990s, Sāmoa, maker unknown. Gift of Dame Catherine Tizard, 1997. © The copyright holder. We are actively seeking the copyright holder. Contact copyright@tepapa.govt.nz if you can help. Te Papa (FE010419). This is a tanoa fai`ava, a wooden bowl used in the preparation of a beverage made from the roots of the kava plant. These roots are crushed into a powder-like form and mixed in the bowl with water. Kava or 'ava, as it is known in Samoa, can be served informally, although its most important use is in chiefly meetings and ceremonies.
Display date:
circa 1990s
Location:
Sāmoa
Format:
PhysicalObject
Collections:
Te Papa Collections Online
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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
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