Ritual Bowl
Curio
67-5-8
From: Solomon Islands | Santa Ana, Solomon Islands
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
Native Name | Apira |
Object Number | 67-5-8 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Solomon Islands | Santa Ana, Solomon Islands |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Wood | Shell | Pigment |
Description | Ritual communion bowl (apira ni mwane). Human figure combined with scrolls each end, high pedestal. This imitation or copy of a communion bowl was carved as a curio. |
Height | 24.8 cm |
Length | 37.4 cm |
Width | 7.6 cm |
Credit Line | William Kohler Expedition; William H. Davenport, 1967 |
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