Bowl
58-17-1
From: Southwest Coast, New Guinea | New Guinea
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
Object Number | 58-17-1 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Asmat |
Provenience | Southwest Coast, New Guinea | New Guinea |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Wood | Pigment |
Description | Light wood with traces of orange paint. Elongated, shallow bowl, probably used for ceremonial purposes, suspended between two torsos. Bowl has a carved head at either end which is carved from the double figures below their necks. Double figures consist of heads, necks and arms all in full relief; arms are flexed with hands against cheecks of one head but freely extended at other. Arms have shallow incised carving. One head has an elongated top and a face indicated on both sides; other has a flat head. |
Credit Line | Bequest of Harry B. Wright, 1958 |
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