Kava root

Museum number:
11-1645
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.581
Object count:
1
Description:
Piece of kava root. A supply of kava root is always kept on hand at the chief’s house. Failure by a chief to comply with the customary presentation of kava led to loss of prestige and, often, removal from a position of authority. (UCLMA 11-1645, 1658). Exhibited 1978 Settlement of Polynesia
Donor:
William A. Setchell
Collection place:
Tutuila, American Samoa
Culture or time period:
Samoan
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Accession date:
1922
Department:
Oceania
Comment:
Has 4 fragments in a box
Loans:
S1962-1963 #34: Department of Anthropology (SF State University) (January 12, 1963–January 28, 1963) and S1976-1977 #11: Department of Nutritional Sciences (UC Berkeley) (September 17, 1976–March 1978)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Kava root, accession number 11-1645, described as Piece of kava root. A supply of kava root is always kept on hand at the chief’s house. Failure by a chief to comply with the customary presentation of kava led to loss of prestige and, often, removal from a position of authority. (UCLMA 11-1645, 1658). Exhibited 1978 Settlement of Polynesia
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Kava root, accession number 11-1645, described as Piece of kava root. A supply of kava root is always kept on hand at the chief’s house. Failure by a chief to comply with the customary presentation of kava led to loss of prestige and, often, removal from a position of authority. (UCLMA 11-1645, 1658). Exhibited 1978 Settlement of Polynesia

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