Bowl
29-50-361
From: New Guinea | German New Guinea | Sepik River | Yentshemangua
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
Object Number | 29-50-361 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Iatmul |
Provenience | New Guinea | German New Guinea | Sepik River | Yentshemangua |
Date Made | Before 1913 |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Clay | Pigment | Plant Fiber |
Description | Earthenware bowl. Elliptical, with a rounded bottom. Molded decoration around the rim, including two handles in the form of zoomorphic heads. One handle pierced for plant fiber hanging cord. Black, red and white pigment. Broken and mended. Probably a food bowl. |
Height | 15 cm |
Length | 33 cm |
Width | 19.5 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Max Boehmig through Emil Roehrig (Barthels Mfg. Co.), 1924 |
Other Number | 650? - Other Number |
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