Ritual Bowl
67-5-7
From: Solomon Islands | Santa Catalina
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
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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