Sago Eating Bowl
2013-20-7
From: Papua New Guinea | East Sepik Province | Koiwat | Kamanggaui
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Native Name | Kamana |
| Object Number | 2013-20-7 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Sawos |
| Provenience | Papua New Guinea | East Sepik Province | Koiwat | Kamanggaui |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Clay | Pigment |
| Description | Small bulbous bowl. Coiled construction, carved and painted. Patterns are faded red, outlined in burnished black. Inside is shiny black. An eating bowl, for individual portions of sago pudding. Supported by a woven fiber ring when in use. Around the circumference are three pairs of large spirals, separated by vertical areas of concentric crescents. In the center is a small disk surrounded by two concentric circles. |
| Height | 14 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 16.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of David C. and Karina Rilling, 2013 |
| Other Number | S-72 - Collector Number |
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