Carved wood bowl, small, oval w/ carved handles

Museum number:
11-37806
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Accession number:
Acc.1915
Description:
paint bowl, carved wood; bird’s head and tail are handles, tail end broken partially; traces of red pigment inside of bowl
Donor:
Ellsworth La Boyteaux and Mrs. Ellsworth La Boyteaux
Collection place:
Middle Sepik river, East Sepik Province, Momase Region
Culture or time period:
New Guinea, Papua Island
Collector:
Bruce D. Lawes
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bowls (vessels) and Carvings (visual works)
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Accession date:
1964
Department:
Oceania
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Carved wood bowl, small, oval w/ carved handles, accession number 11-37806, described as paint bowl, carved wood; bird’s head and tail are handles, tail end broken partially; traces of red pigment inside of bowlHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Carved wood bowl, small, oval w/ carved handles, accession number 11-37806, described as paint bowl, carved wood; bird’s head and tail are handles, tail end broken partially; traces of red pigment inside of bowl

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