Tanoa Fai‘ava (Kava Bowl)

Tanoa Fai‘ava (Kava Bowl)

Before 1936
Culture
Samoa
Locale
Polynesia
Country
Samoa
Object
bowl
Medium
Wood and operculum
Accession Number
1950.431
Credit Line
Gift of A. B. Barbour

Sāmoan artist, Tanoa Fai‘ava (Kava Bowl), Before 1936. Wood and operculum shell; 3 1/4 in. x 11 in. x 16 1/2 in. Denver Art Museum: Gift of A. B. Barbour, 1950.431

Dimensions
height: 3.25 in, 8.2550 cm; width: 11 in, 27.9400 cm; length: 16.5 in, 41.9100 cm
Department
Native Arts
Collection
Arts of Oceania
This object is currently on view
Known Provenance
Collected by Ancel B. Barbour [February 27, 1894-May 30, 1969], Denver, Colorado, about 1936-37 to 1950, American Samoa; Denver Art Museum, 1950
Exhibition History
  • “Islands Beyond Blue: Niki Hastings-McFall & Treasures from Oceania” — Denver Art Museum, 5/14/2023