Object Number | 29-93-41 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Maori |
Provenience | New Zealand |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Wood | Shell |
Description | Deep round wooden bowl with flat bottom. Entire outer surface covered with rauponga carving (rows of dog-tooth notches surrounded by parallel grooves and ridges): large spirals and human figures. On opposite sides are fully carved human figures, serving as handles. On bottom, GBG [George Byron Gordon] and number 19 [Gordon number]. Large chip out of rim, near which are drilled two small holes. Possibly made in London by James Frank Robieson. |
Height | 12.5 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from the Estate of George Byron Gordon, 1927 |
Other Number | GBG 19 - Gordon Number |
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