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245	0	0	_aKava kumete = _bTongan kava bowl.
246	1	1	_aTongan kava bowl
264		3	_a[Tonga?] : _c[between 1970-1979?]
300			_a1 bowl : _bwood ; _c15 cm x 48.5 cm
336			_2rdacontent _athree-dimensional form _btdf
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated _bn
338			_2rdacarrier _aobject _bnr
500			_aTitle devised by cataloguer.
500			_aHeight 15 cm x length 48.5 cm.
500			_aThe wooden kava kumete was carved from a single piece of black wood, probably from the toa tree, Casuarina equisetifolia, It has a wide, smooth rim and four legs. The rim has mother-of-pearl inlay and intricate craving. The kava is made in the kumete from the dried roots of the Piper methysticum mixed with water. It is then strained for drinking. The drink is consumed both in ceremonial and recreational contexts. Kava ceremonies play an integral part in Tongan society. They range from informal faikava to the formal taumafa kava.
581			_aBoissonnas, Valentin. "Beyond the Rim: A Comparative Study of Kava Bowls from Samoa, Tonga and Fiji." Journal of the Polynesian Society, v.123:no.4 (2014).
650		0	_aBowls (Tableware) _zTonga _vSpecimens.
650		0	_aKava (Beverage) _zTonga.
856	4	1	_yPictures of object _uhttps://photos.app.goo.gl/nuQ5B5RB4sEUMMzZA
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