Samoan Traditional Tanoa shops Bowl

Product Name: Samoan Traditional Tanoa shops Bowl
The oldest forms of tanoa fa'iva (bowl for making kava) have four legs and are generally distinguished from Fijian and Tongan kava bowls by the flat horizontal rim between the inner and outer surface of the bowl. Tanoa fa'iva are used in the preparation and serving of a beverage made from the roots of the kava plant. The preparation and serving of 'ava (kava) is an art form Once finished, the bowl is soaked in water to season the wood and prevent from splitting. Tanoa fa'iva bowl (kava bowl) is an artistic reproduction. Decorative incised carvings of traditional Samoan motifs and coconut sennit weaving add to the ethnic shops authenticity. Periodically rubbing wood oil on the surface will help to preserve the bowl.10" in diameter.