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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