kava bowl (bowl (narcotics & intoxicants: drinking))

General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 2972
General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 2972
Detail view of label of Horniman Museum object no 2972
Detail view of label of Horniman Museum object no 2972
Frontal view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 2972
General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 2972 General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 2972 Detail view of label of Horniman Museum object no 2972 Detail view of label of Horniman Museum object no 2972 Frontal view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 2972

Kava bowl with three legs. The bowl is shallow and has one point opposite a round curve to make a teardrop shape. The form is extremely finely carved. Two of the feet are slightly tapered cylinders while the third has a horizontal projection, which runs back towards the belly of the bowl at an oblique angle so that it lines up with one of the other feet.

Unusual, Fijian kava bowl that is teardrop shaped with three short legs. This is extremely unusual and gives the bowl certain stylistic resemblances to the priestly dishes of the late 18th century. It therefore seems to be hybrid form between older indigenous types and those types inspired by the Tongan style of carving.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
2972
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 595 mm x 334 mm x 97 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
wood
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
In storage
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