Ritual Bowl
67-5-3
From: Solomon Islands | Santa Ana, Solomon Islands | Natagera
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Native Name | Apira |
| Object Number | 67-5-3 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Solomon Islands | Santa Ana, Solomon Islands | Natagera |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood | Shell | Glass | Pigment |
| Description | Ritual communion bowl (apira ni mwane). Full shark with bowl on top. Carver Taro of Natagera Village (deceased). Name of tutelary unknown. This bowl used in the Waumwaumwa cult. Shark figure on pedestal represents the transformation of the tutelary spirit (ataro). |
| Height | 23 cm |
| Length | 46.3 cm |
| Width | 17.2 cm |
| Credit Line | William Kohler Expedition; William H. Davenport, 1967 |
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