Yaqona Bowl (Dave Ni Yaqona)
ClassificationsFurnishings-Serviceware-bowls
Dateearly to mid 19th Century
Made AtFiji
MediumWood
Dimensions4 × 10 × 13 1/2 in. (10.2 × 25.4 × 34.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. E. Morgan Stanley
Object number93.41.5
DescriptionThis wooden bowl is a dave ni yaqona, a bowl for drinking yaqona, which is made from the root of a pepper tree called kava. There are two bowls related to this ceremony, the bowl in which the drink is made, the tanoa, and the bowls in which the drink is served. Wooden bowls are commonly used in Fijian culture for food preparation. Before these wooden bowls, the yaqona was made in ceramic bowls or in a plantain leaf placed in a hole in the ground. Bowls that are rather simple like this were for most anyone, but the uniquely shaped bowls were specifically used by priests.On View
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