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Kava Bowl
Samoa Islands
Tanoa fai’ava bowl
Samoa Islands
19th or early 20th century
Carved wood
Diameter: 50.5 cm – 19 ¾ in.
Samoa Kava Bowl 50.5 cm/ Galerie Flak
Price on request
Tanoa fai‘ava (kava bowls) were used to mix powdered roots of the kava (‘ava) plant with water. ‘ava drink was ritually prepared and served from the tanoa fai’ava during formal occasions.
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