Sago Storage Pot
2013-20-36
From: Papua New Guinea | East Sepik Province | Aibom
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 2013-20-36 |
| Current Location | On Loan |
| Provenience | Papua New Guinea | East Sepik Province | Aibom |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Clay | Pigment |
| Description | Short round pot with wide mouth and flaring rim. Terracotta with smudged areas from firing. Eagle face molded in relief on one side of the neck: round eyes, downturned beak. Small hole through corner of top edge of beak. Below, a bib or necklace with five raised loops; similar sets of four raised loops at the sides. Face, beak, and loop areas painted with delicate white designs. Beak has been broken, reconstructed and repainted. A horizontal crack runs into the bib in front. Used to store smoked sago. |
| Height | 51.31 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 40.28 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of David C. and Karina Rilling, 2013 |
| Other Number | A-13 - Collector Number | 12 (?) - Other Number |
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