Tanoa fai`ava (kava bowl)

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Tanoa fai`ava (kava bowl)

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Te Papa Collections Online

Description

This is a tanoa fai`ava, a wooden bowl used in the preparation of a beverage made from the roots of the kava plant. These roots are crushed into a powder-like form and mixed in the bowl with water. Kava or 'ava, as it is known in Samoa, can be served informally, although its most important use is in chiefly meetings and ceremonies. Manufacture and designHistorically, the manufacture of tanoa was a specialised task and certain villages in Samoa acquired a reputation for producing quality work...

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Image

Date created

circa 1990s

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/231671

Related subjects

Sāmoan / Rites & ceremonies / Tourism / wood / metal / sennit / ceremonial objects / mixing bowls / woodcarving / engraving / Sāmoa / Polynesian / Oceanic / meetings / Dame Catherine Tizard / Malietoa Tanumafili II

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