Bowl
| Object Number: | 29-50-361 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Iatmul |
| Provenience: | New Guinea German New Guinea Sepik River Yentshemangua |
| Date Made: | Before 1913 |
| Early Date: | 1900 |
| Late Date: | 1913 |
| Section: | Oceanian |
| Materials: | Clay Pigment Plant Fiber |
| Height: | 15 cm |
| Length: | 33 cm |
| Width: | 19.5 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Max Boehmig through Emil Roehrig (Barthels Mfg. Co.), 1924 |
| Other Number: | 650? - Other Number |
Description
Earthenware bowl. Elliptical, with a rounded bottom. Molded decoration around the rim, including two handles in the form of zoomorphic heads. One handle pierced for plant fiber hanging cord. Black, red and white pigment. Broken and mended. Probably a food bowl.
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