Bowl · Papua-Neuguinea - Bismarck Archipel - Neu Britannien - Wuvulu · ID: 3039338
sold
EUR 500
Size
L: 48 cm
B: 24,5 cm
H: 9,5 cm
L: 18.9 inch
B: 9.6 inch
H: 3.7 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, of waisted rectangular form, min. dam., minor missing parts at rim, slight traces of abrasion;
the bowls come in different sizes; they were used to serve cooked fish.
Comparing literature
Newton, Douglas (ed.), Arts of the South Seas, Munich, London, New York 1999, p. 362, ill. 9