Bowl (Tanoa)
ClassificationsFurnishings-Serviceware-bowls
Datelate 19th to early 20th Century
Made AtSamoa
MediumWood
Dimensions9 1/4 × 26 3/8 in. (23.5 × 67 cm)
Credit LineDr. James Block Pick and Dr. Rosalyn M. Laudati Fund Purchase
Object number2008.3.1
DescriptionThis kava bowl comes from Samoa and dates to the late 19th or early 20th century. In Samoan kava circle rituals, the ceremonial libation kava was served from bowls using coconut shell cups. Kava comes from liquid residue of the mashing and soaking of a kind of pepper root. It is mildly intoxicating. The consumption of kava was solely for high status individuals.On View
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20th Century
20th Century
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20th Century
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early to mid 20th Century
late 19th to early 20th Century
early to mid 19th Century
mid to late 20th Century
mid to late 20th Century