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Bowl, 19th to early 20th Century
Kadovar Island, Schouten Islands, East Sepik Province, Bismar…
Sago Bowl
Bowl, 19th to early 20th Century
Kadovar Island, Schouten Islands, East Sepik Province, Bismar…
Bowl, 19th to early 20th Century Kadovar Island, Schouten Islands, East Sepik Province, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia Wood and fiber; 5 3/4 × 29 3/4 × 11 3/8 in. 2018.13.25 Gift of Anne and Long Shung Shih

Sago Bowl

ClassificationsFurnishings-Serviceware-bowls
Date19th to early 20th Century
Made AtEast Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
MediumWood and fiber
Dimensions5 3/4 × 29 3/4 × 11 3/8 in. (14.6 × 75.6 × 28.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Anne and Long Shung Shih
Object number2018.13.25
DescriptionThis is a carved wooden dish for sago pudding or kava from the Schouten Islands just north of the Sepik Delta in Papua New Guinea. These large bowls were traded as valuable commodities and sometimes used in bride wealth. Special bowls were to be used in important ceremonies and feasts.
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