Sago Storage Pot
2013-20-35
From: Papua New Guinea | East Sepik Province | Aibom
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 2013-20-35 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Papua New Guinea | East Sepik Province | Aibom |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Clay | Pigment |
| Description | Short round pot with wide mouth and flaring rim. Dark terracotta. Pig face molded in relief on one side of the neck: round eyes, long snout with round nostrils. Face has a narrow, scalloped molded rim. Below the face a molded decoration consisting of circles connected by a chain of finger impressions, with a wavy raised line running underneath. Used to store smoked sago. |
| Height | 67.31 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 18.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of David C. and Karina Rilling, 2013 |
| Other Number | A-7 - Collector Number |
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