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Bowl, 20th Century
Trobriand Islands, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia, Oceania…
Bowl
Bowl, 20th Century
Trobriand Islands, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia, Oceania…
Bowl, 20th Century Trobriand Islands, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia, Oceania Wood and shell; 4 3/4 × 11 × 11 in. 2018.13.29 Gift of Anne and Long Shung Shih

Bowl

ClassificationsFurnishings-Serviceware-bowls
Date20th Century
Made AtMilne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea
MediumWood and shell
Dimensions4 3/4 × 11 × 11 in. (12.1 × 27.9 × 27.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Anne and Long Shung Shih
Object number2018.13.29
DescriptionBased on the shell inlay and morphology of this bowl, it likely hails from the Trobriand Islands. The inlay also indicates that this bowl is of a more contemporary manufacture.
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