Bowl
ClassificationsFurnishings-Serviceware-bowls
Date19th to 20th Century
Made AtMorobe Province, Papua New Guinea
MediumWood
Dimensions11 1/4 × 46 × 22 1/4 in. (28.6 × 116.8 × 56.5 cm)
Credit LineBowers Museum Purchase
Object number2009.6.4
DescriptionFeast bowl from Siassi Island, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia; Dates to 19th - 20th century. This is a large oval-shaped dark brown bowl carved out of wood. The majority of this bowl is covered in opposing geometric incised designs and motifs shaped like a fish tail. The ends, or points, of this bowl have a relief of an anthropomorphic face with fish tail eyes and a long narrow nose. The handles along the sides are also symmetrical. They are triangular shaped with what resembles spread out arms with a hand at either end. Faded white pigments filled the majority of the designs but have probably faded overtime.On View
Not on viewCollections
late 19th to early 20th Century
late 19th to early 20th Century
mid 20th Century
early to mid 20th Century
early to mid 20th Century
early 20th Century
550-1550 CE
20th Century
20th Century
early to mid 20th Century
