Ritual Bowl

67-5-7

From: Solomon Islands | Santa Catalina

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Native Name Apira
Object Number 67-5-7
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Solomon Islands | Santa Catalina
Date Made 1967
Section Oceanian
Materials Wood | Shell | Pigment
Description

Ritual communion bowl (apira ni mwane). Parallel fish-head motif each end, human figure inside support scroll under fish head. Two kinds of inlay: small nautilus shell and half-round ground conus. Carver: Taki. Bowl made in 1967.

Height 27 cm
Length 83 cm
Width 24.5 cm
Credit Line William Kohler Expedition; William H. Davenport, 1967

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