Food Bowl (uncertain)
58-17-79
From: Dutch New Guinea (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
Object Number | 58-17-79 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Dutch New Guinea (uncertain) |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Wood |
Description | Light weight wood, streaked as if used for oily food. Elliptical in shape, rounded bottom, ends prolonged for handles and carved. One end carved to a point, with incised designs on the flat portion next to the bowl. Other end is longer and is carved in a stylized bird (?) heads motif, facing the bowl, with a cut out portion and incised designs carved on each end of the bowl. Probably used as a food bowl. |
Credit Line | Bequest of Harry B. Wright, 1958 |
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