Accession No

MN0241.74


Description

Bowl, carved from wood, oval-shaped. The bowl is shallow with a rounded bottom, and has a carved repeating semicircle pattern border. The inside of the bowl, and the underside, are plain and polished smooth.


Place

Oceania; Melanesia; Papua New Guinea; ?Sepik; ?Trobriand Islands


Period


Source

Poignant, Roslyn [bequeather]; Poignant, Axel [bequeather]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

MN0241.74


Cultural Affliation


Material

Wood


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Description (Physical description)
Bowl, carved from wood, oval-shaped. The bowl is shallow with a rounded bottom, and has a carved repeating semicircle pattern border. The inside of the bowl, and the underside, are plain and polished smooth.
Event Date 7/4/2022
Author: Flo Sutton


Context (Acquisition Details)
Not included on the Poignant bequest list. Probably Trobriand islands or possibly Sepik region.

Event Date 7/4/2022
Author: Flo Sutton


FM:296206

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