Sago Storage Pot
| Object Number: | 2013-20-36 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Sawos |
| Provenience: | Papua New Guinea East Sepik Province Aibom |
| Section: | Oceanian |
| Materials: | Clay Pigment |
| Height: | 51.31 cm |
| Outside Diameter: | 40.28 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of David C. and Karina Rilling, 2013 |
| Other Number: | A-13 - Collector Number 12 (?) - Other Number |
Description
Short round pot with wide mouth and flaring rim. Terracotta with smudged areas from firing. Eagle face molded in relief on one side of the neck: round eyes, downturned beak. Small hole through corner of top edge of beak. Below, a bib or necklace with five raised loops; similar sets of four raised loops at the sides. Face, beak, and loop areas painted with delicate white designs. Beak has been broken, reconstructed and repainted. A horizontal crack runs into the bib in front. Used to store smoked sago.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| New Acquistions Case - Oceania (26 Nov 2015 - 03 Oct 2018) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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