Vintage Hand Carved KAVA Preparation Bowl with Handle

I "think" this very old wooden bowl was probably used for pounding Kava Root into powder. There is an actual marked indentation in the base of the bowl where a mortar type stick or stone pestle has been pounded into the bowl over what was obviously a lengthy time period. The bowl appears to be really old ...has a wonderful aged patina and is smooth all over and darkened with age. I feel the bowl is possibly from the Vanuatu Islands group where Kava is also used extensively as it is in Fiji, Samoa, and throughout the Pacific Islands. If anyone out there has any ideas I'd certainly appreciate your in-put thanks. The bowl area measures 8 1/2" x 7 3/4" and it stands 2 3/4" in height. Nice old authentic Islands item.

Item ID: SUN2506

$223 USD

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