Kava Bowl
75-4-1
From: Fiji Islands
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 75-4-1 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Fiji Islands |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood |
| Description | Large. Eighteen cylindrical legs (not tapered). Whiteish stain inside bowl. Between two of the legs there are two vertical carved ridges. No lug. In absence of a lug the ridges may serve the function of designating the "front" side of the bowl by which it can be oriented during ceremonies. |
| Height | 16 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 49 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Ruth M. Ostheimer, 1975 |
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