Accession No

1927.1883 A


Description

Old food bowl, irregular oval with two lugs in the middle and carved round the outside edge.


Place

Oceania; Australasia; Melanesia; Mandated New Guinea; Morobe Province; Huon Gulf; Tami Island


Period


Source

Humphreys, Clarence Blake [collector and donor]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

1927.1883 A; MAA: 1927.1883 A-C


Cultural Affliation


Material

?Wood


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Context (Amendments / updates)
Catalogue card reads, in black ink: "27.1883.A.C. | TAMI I'd / S. of C. [?Cretiro.] Huon Peninsula / A. Old food-bowl - irregular oval with 2 lugs in the middle - & carved round outside edge. / B. Modern ditto - carved / C. Spoon for ditto - with human head carved at point of bowl, also handle. / Humphreys Coll'n."

In second hand, black biro: "NEW GUINEA / Morobe Distr."

Red circular sticker in top right corner of card.
Event Date 28/8/2020
Author: Katrina Dring


Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card notes: "Old food-bowl - irregular oval with 2 lugs in the middle - & carver round outside edge."
Event Date 28/8/2020
Author: Katrina Dring


FM:287811

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