Bowl

29-50-361

From: New Guinea | German New Guinea | Sepik River | Yentshemangua

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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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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