Saqa dina (water vessel)

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Title

Saqa dina (water vessel)

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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Collection

Te Papa Collections Online

Description

This is a saqa dina (water jar) made in 1983 in the fishing village of Nasilai on one of the arms of the Rewa River in Viti levu, Fiji. This is a large round jar with a narrow mouth and a lip decorated with incised geometric motifs. The breast and belly of the jar is decorated with two butterfly motifs and a wide band of triangles. The jar rests in a thick ring made from woven pandanus leaf material. History Archaeological excavations reveal that pottery has been made in the Fijian archipela...

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Date created

1983

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1314360

Related subjects

ceramic / pottery / Fiji / Oceanic / Fijian / Bernard Kernot

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