Feast Bowl
67-5-38
From: Solomon Islands | Santa Catalina
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Native Name | Apira Rafa |
| Object Number | 67-5-38 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Solomon Islands | Santa Catalina |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood | Shell | Pigment |
| Description | With curved garfish motifs at each end and inlaid with decorative panels. Carved by Farunga of Santa Catalina for W. Davenport in 1966. Use same as 67-5-39. Design for curved garfish was suggested by an old broken pira of this type left in Natagera, Santa Ana canoe house. Large pira of this kind are used only in commemorative feasts for presentinglarge amounts of pudding to an exchange group. The bowl is kept as a testament that such an exchange was made. |
| Height | 30 cm |
| Length | 179 cm |
| Width | 41 cm |
| Credit Line | William Kohler Expedition; William H. Davenport, 1967 |
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