Kava bowl
Archipel des Tonga (Polynésie), fin du XVIIIe ou début du XIXe siècle Bois, corde
When European sailors made contact with new populations, they brought back emblematic artefacts gifted by (or looted from) the locals. This Tongan bowl was used to drink a fermented beverage called kava. James Cook (1728–1779) brought an identical bowl back from Tonga in 1774.