Accession No
E 1915.23.12
Description
Bowl - [From catalogue card:] 'Wooden food bowl oval in shape. It has a human mask figure at either end with the eyes outlined in pearl shell. There is a little inlay of the same on the outer rim and on the top'.
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands; Central Province; Ngella Islands [Florida Islands]
Period
Source
Drew, Frederic Henry (Rev.) [collector]; Drew (Mrs) [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
E 1915.23.12; MAA: Z 10847; BB 1915.85; AR 1915.294.12 [incorrect]; AR 1915.294.12
Cultural Affliation
Material
Shell; Plant; Fibre; Wood
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (CMS Description)
Oval bowl of light wood, stained black. On a lozenge-shaped pedestal. A length of vegetable fibre attached to the pedestal base. The eyes of the figures are not inlaid with pearl shell but with matt white shell beads. Some of the inlays on the rim are missing.
Event Date 7/5/2015
Author: maa
Context (CMS Context)
Labels & inscriptions: an old label attached to the catalogue card reads: 'Bowl, oval, with pair of human masks inlaid with shell. Florida Ils. Mrs Drew. R. 1915.294.12'. Another old label reads: 'Reg. 1915.85. Solomon Is. Drew Colln. Mrs Drew, 1915'.
Event Date 7/5/2015
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
[From catalogue card:] 'Wooden food bowl oval in shape. It has a human mask figure at either end with the eyes outlined in pearl shell. There is a little inlay of the same on the outer rim and on the top'.
Event Date 7/5/2015
Author: maa
FM:268167
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