Big food bowl · Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - Admirality Islands · ID: 3039301
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Provenance
Ulrich Kortmann, Dortmund, GermanySize
D: 49 cm
H: 15,5 cm
D: 19.3 inch
H: 6.1 inch
Description
wood, blackish brown patina, of deeply hollowed circular form, grooved at the rim, with ornaments in relief, carved with four small legs, min. dam., cracks, slight traces of usage and abrasion
The object Big food bowl with the object ID 3039301 was last part of the auction 81st Tribal Art Auction at October 31, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 93.
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Comparing literature
Meyer, Anthony J.P., Ozeanische Kunst, Vol. II, Köln 1995, p. 336