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Tanoa fai'ava (kava bowl)

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NameTanoa fai'ava (kava bowl)

ProductionSāmoa

Classificationbowls

Materialswood

DimensionsOverall: 134mm (height), 364mm (diameter)

Registration NumberFE007297

Credit lineGift of Gisborne Art Gallery & Museum, 1975

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Category

Made of: wood
Type of: bowls
Refers to: meetings
Sāmoan
About: Rites & ceremonies
Influenced by: Polynesian

Place

Made in: Sāmoa
Influenced by: Sāmoa