Kava cup

A kava cup made in Tonga. It is finely crafted, and well used, the inside showing the patina of repeated kava residue. The cup was collected by Captain H.J.O.Millar when in command of HMS 'Torch' 1903-4 on the Australian station. 'Torch' visited Tonga on diplomatic business in 1904.

Object Details

ID: AAA2888
Collection: World Cultures
Type: Kava cup
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Vessels: Torch 1894 (HMS)
Date made: 1903-05; 1903-1905
People: Millar, Herbert James Ogilvy
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 85 x 135 mm
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