Accession No
E 1915.23.10
Description
Bowl - [From catalogue card:] 'Wooden food bowl. It is oval in shape and has a bird and dolphin design at one end and an inverted bird with flanges at the other. It is undecorated'.
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 1915.23.10; MAA: Z 10846; BB 1915.84; AR 1915.294.10 [incorrect]; AR 1916.294.10
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wood
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (CMS Description)
Oval bowl of light wood, stained black. On an oval pedestal base. At one end, a frigate bird (wings in low relief along the rim of the bowl) is holding a bonito fish (two fins underneath).
Event Date 7/5/2015
Author: maa
Context (CMS Context)
Labels & inscriptions: an old label glued to the catalogue card reads: 'Bowl, oval, of bird and dolphin pattern. Florida I. Solomon Ils. Mrs Drew. R. 1915.294.10'. Another label glued on the card reads: 'Reg.1915.84. Solomon Is. Drew Colln. Mrs Drew, 1915'.
Event Date 7/5/2015
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
[From catalogue card:] 'Wooden food bowl. It is oval in shape and has a bird and dolphin design at one end and an inverted bird with flanges at the other. It is undecorated'.
Event Date 7/5/2015
Author: maa
FM:268168
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