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<p>[QUOTE="komokwa, post: 252154, member: 301"]Polynesian carved wood KAVA bowl............</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://skinnerinc-res.cloudinary.com/images/w_300,h_300,d_l_wxesge.jpg,c_fit,/v1484079287/650174/polynesian-carved-wood-kava-bowl.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>the item below.... is older and better.......</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.peterpetrou.com/assets/gallery-pages/Ethnographic--Design/Kava-Bowl-1638/_resampled/PaddedResize500500-1638.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Late 19th to Early 20th Century</p><p><br /></p><p>Diameter 81 cm ( 32 in )</p><p><br /></p><p>The bowl was used for the preparation of Kava and is of typical form with pierced carrying lug and four legs. It is however particularly large as befits a gift from a King</p><p><br /></p><p>Kava was a mildly intoxicating drink the preparation of which involved elaborate ritualistic procedure when used in formal ceremonies where it played an important part.</p><p><br /></p><p>Provenance:</p><p>Given to the previous owner as a gift by King Taufa'ahau IV of Tonga</p><p><br /></p><p>Bibliography:</p><p>Yalo i Viti: A Fiji Museum Catalogue by Fergus Clunie pub. 1986[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="komokwa, post: 252154, member: 301"]Polynesian carved wood KAVA bowl............ [IMG]https://skinnerinc-res.cloudinary.com/images/w_300,h_300,d_l_wxesge.jpg,c_fit,/v1484079287/650174/polynesian-carved-wood-kava-bowl.jpg[/IMG] the item below.... is older and better....... [IMG]http://www.peterpetrou.com/assets/gallery-pages/Ethnographic--Design/Kava-Bowl-1638/_resampled/PaddedResize500500-1638.jpg[/IMG] Late 19th to Early 20th Century Diameter 81 cm ( 32 in ) The bowl was used for the preparation of Kava and is of typical form with pierced carrying lug and four legs. It is however particularly large as befits a gift from a King Kava was a mildly intoxicating drink the preparation of which involved elaborate ritualistic procedure when used in formal ceremonies where it played an important part. Provenance: Given to the previous owner as a gift by King Taufa'ahau IV of Tonga Bibliography: Yalo i Viti: A Fiji Museum Catalogue by Fergus Clunie pub. 1986[/QUOTE]
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