Kava Bowl

MOA: University of British Columbia

3092/13

A large, oval bowl, with four legs, carved from a single piece of wood. On one side of the bowl there is a diamond-shaped handle with two small holes carved through it.

  • Narrative

    Purchased from an antique shop in Melbourne in 1965.


  • Type of Item bowl
  • Culture Fijian
  • Material wood
  • Measurements height 16.8 cm, width 30.5 cm, depth 47.0 cm (overall)

  • Previous Owner Ingeborg Marshall
  • Received from Ingeborg Marshall

  • Made in Fiji
  • Collected in Australia

  • Collection Date during 1965
  • Ownership Date before November 18, 2014
  • Acquisition Date on November 18, 2014

  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3092/0013