Context (CMS Context)
Catalogue card 1 reads: [stamped in black ink:] 'Z 3456 FIJI'. [typed:] 'Bowl, Kava, A. P. Maudslay, circa 1875.' [in pencil in the bottom left corner:] '13/36'. [in pencil:] 'OX 535 M'. [stamped in blue ink in the bottom right corner:] 'SHOW CASE NUMBER 13'. [stamped in red ink:] 'CUMAA 6 AUG 1987 TRANSCRIBED'. A round red sticker pasted on the card.
Catalogue card 2 reads: [handwritten in blue ink:] 'Z 3456. Bowl, Kava. A. P. Maudslay circa 1875. Show Case number 13.'
Event Date 6/8/1987
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
In shape of turtle.
Event Date 6/8/1987
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Turtle-shaped yaqona bowl carved from a solid piece of vesi wood. The head of the turtle is facing down when the bowl is used. Light brown patina inside. Flat serrated back legs and triangular tail project from one end of the dish. The front flippers embrace the curve of the dish (one is placed higher than the other). The tip of one of the front flippers is serrated. Oval head with a triangular nose at the other end. Two circular holes mark the nostrils (one higher than the other) and a curved incision marks the mouth. Two circular incisions mark the eyes, one being inlaid with a blue glass bead. A slight ridge connects the back of the head to the tail. The lip of the bowl has serrated incisions. A large crack extends from near one of the legs of the bowl inwards into the bowl, covering almost half of the length of the object. A large chip is visible on the lip near the tail of the turtle [L. Carreau, 03/02/2012].
Event Date 3/2/2012
Author: maa

Context (CMS Context)
Labels & inscriptions: 'O.X.535.M.' and 'Z. 3456' inscribed in white ink near the head.
Event Date 21/2/2013
Author: Lucie Carreau

Context (CMS Context)
Labels & inscriptions: 'Z. 3456' inscribed once in white ink on the bottom of the dish near the tip of the front leg of the turtle.
Event Date 4/2/2014
Author: Lucie Carreau

Context (CMS Context)
Exhibited: 'Chiefs & Governors: Art and power in Fiji', Cambridge MAA, 7 June 2013 - 19 April 2014.
Event Date 25/4/2014
Author: Remke van der Velden