Word: kava
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Among the recent valuable acquisitions of the Peabody Museum is a large and interesting collection of Samoan relics and tools. In addition to various articles of native dress, cooking utensils and war weapons, there is a rare assortment of taps cloth, a kava bowl, from which the native drink is always served, and some exceptionally fine models of Samoan war and fishing-boats. The collection is the gift of Mr. W. M. Woodworth...
...various expeditions under the auspices of the Agassiz Museum is now nearly arranged and ready for exhibition in the Economic room. One of the most attractive features of the present exhibit is a collection illustrating the narcotics and stimulants used by different races. Here are characteristic specimens of Kava, of the South Sea, Betel of India, Mate, or Paraguayan tea, Coca of Peru, Opium of Turkey...