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Tanoa

Tanoa
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Title
Tanoa
Content partner
Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
Collection
Auckland Museum Collections
Description

Tanoa. Yaqona (kava) bowl. Used for serving yaqona. Carved from kau (wood), oval in shape with pointed ends, round base and four yava (legs). There is also a bito (lug), in-between two of the yava, with a magimagi (coconut sennit) braid threaded through the holes of the bito. The braid proceeds to form four braids, tali tolu (three-ply), with a knotted end

Format
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Date created
Pre 1924
Creator
unknown
URL
https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/513719
Locations
Nodrau District / Mountain Area / Viti Levu / Fiji
Related subjects
Bowl, Ceremonial / Ceremonial Artefacts / Communication Artefacts / Infomuse

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