The consumption of an infusion made from the root of a pepper plant (Piper mythysticum), known as kava in Polynesia and its outliers, but as qona/ aqona/yaqona in Fiji, has been intricately linked to political, religious and economic systems. The various shapes of mixing and drinking containers and the different ways in which the liquid was and is still consumed bear testimony to its importance and prolonged presence in the Pacific.A comparative study of kava/yaqona bowls from Sämoa, Tonga and Fiji is of interest as they often share common features and were part of a complex system of moving people and goods. Even though much has been written about those exchange systems (
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