Sago Eating Bowl
2013-20-2
From: Papua New Guinea | East Sepik Province | Koiwat | Kamanggaui
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Native Name | Kamana |
| Object Number | 2013-20-2 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Sawos |
| Provenience | Papua New Guinea | East Sepik Province | Koiwat | Kamanggaui |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Clay | Pigment |
| Description | Deep conical bowl. Coiled construction, carved and painted on the outside. Patterns are red, yellow, and white, outlined in burnished black. Inside is terracotta with smudged areas from firing. An eating bowl, for individual portions of sago pudding. Supported by a woven fiber ring when in use. Concentric pointed ellipses in center, with large oval spirals on sides and two small human faces on opposite sides near the rim. The faces have round eyes, large “anchor” noses, and curved mouths. Faces, ellipses and spirals are textured with punctate markings. Short crack near center. |
| Height | 15.2 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 27.2 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of David C. and Karina Rilling, 2013 |
| Other Number | S-18 - Collector Number | 712 - Other Number |
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