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THBRare 19th C. Fijian Wood Kava Bowl - Sea Turtle Form
Lot 85a
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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- Lot Description
Oceania, Fiji Islands, Viti Levu Island, ca. 19th century CE. A very rare and lovely bowl, hand-carved from finely grained wood, in the form of a sea turtle supported by four tubular legs and featuring five projecting tabs which double as handles. A knob-form head protrudes from the front of the rim that, aside from a pointed nose, does not present any discernible facial features. The body of the animal has a concave 'shell' that doubles as the basin. Large bowls of this kind (known as darivonu, tanoa or kumete ni yaqona), cut from a single block, were used for the mixing of the psychoactive beverage called kava (kava or kava kava in Tongan; yaqona, pronounced yanggona, in Fijian), made from the stems and roots of the pepper bush Piper methysticum, mixed with water. By the 18th century, the Tongan practice of kava preparation - a chief ritual - spread to eastern and coastal Fiji. Size: 21.375" L x 15.75" W x 5" H (54.3 cm x 40 cm x 12.7 cm).
For a stylistically-similar example without legs, please see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 1979.206.1579: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/313798
Provenance: Tambaran Gallery, New York, New York, USA
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#149085Minor abrasions to legs and rim, with several stable hairline fissures, otherwise intact and excellent. Light earthen deposits within some recessed areas, and wonderful patina throughout.Condition
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