Bowl
| Object Number: | 29-93-41 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Maori |
| Provenience: | New Zealand |
| Section: | Oceanian |
| Materials: | Wood Shell |
| Height: | 12.5 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from the Estate of George Byron Gordon, 1927 |
| Other Number: | GBG 19 - Gordon Number |
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.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Gauguin and Exotic Art (02 Oct 1969 - 30 Nov 1969) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Catalogue] Simmons, D. R. 1982. Catalogue of Maori Artefacts in the Museums of Canada and the United States of America.. Auckland. Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Pl. 237 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Catalogue, Exhibition] Field, Richard S., and Danielsson, Bengt, and Davenport, William H. 1969. Gauguin and Exotic Art.. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 72 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Hall, Henry U. 1920. "Maori Wood Carving and Moko". The Museum Journal. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 11. no. 4. pg. 212-244 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 239 (Fig. 106) | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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