Accession No
Z 11055
Description
Oval bowl of light wood stained black, on an oval pedestal. On the sides, the bowl is carved with two human figures, their heads protruding above the rim, arms outstretched below the rim, bent legs and feet resting on a bonito fish (two fins under the stomach).
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands; Makira [San Cristobal]
Period
Source
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 11055; MAA: ?E 1901.110
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wood
Local Term
Measurements
135mm x 120mm x 278mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for Z 11055: 'Plain food bowl with human design at each end. A man climbing onto the edge of the bowl with arms outstretched and his feet on a fish. No inlay'.
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Related Documents)
A historic label glued to the catalogue card reads: '1901.110. Bowl. Solomon Is.'
Event Date 1910
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Oval bowl of light wood stained black, on an oval pedestal. On the sides, the bowl is carved with two human figures, their heads protruding above the rim, arms outstretched below the rim, bent legs and feet resting on a bonito fish (two fins under the stomach).
Event Date 5/5/2015
Author: maa
Context (References)
Illustrated in Lucie Carreau. 2016. Collections from the Solomon Islands. Cambridge: Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.13275, p.2.
Event Date 2016
Author: Lucie Carreau
FM:268160
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