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Melanesia
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Fiji
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Fiji
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Ceremonial
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| Prior to Western contact local priests (bete) used these dishes to drink a strong kava from - prior to human contact. When converted to Christianity these priests often gave the dishes to missionaries. These contemporary versions are made of vessi wood and stained by rubbing with leaves. | ||
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