Accession No
MN0241.19
Description
Food cover, made of wood, hollow and hemispherical. Curvilinear designs are carved on the convex side and painted in black, white, yellow and red.
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Papua New Guinea; Sepik River
Period
Source
Poignant, Roslyn [bequeather]; Poignant, Axel [bequeather]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
MN0241.19
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wood; Pigment
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Physical description)
Food cover, made of wood, hollow and hemispherical. Curvilinear designs are carved on the convex side and painted in black, white, yellow and red.
Event Date 1/4/2022
Author: Flo Sutton
Context (Acquisition Details)
Poignant donation description notes: 'Carved and painted wooden Food Cover, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea Purchased 1969'.
Event Date 1/4/2022
Author: Flo Sutton
FM:296061
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