Zoomorphic bowl "kinahu" · Philippines - Ifugao · ID: 3030474
sold
EUR 90
Provenance
Marcia & Irwin Hersey, New York, USASize
D: 14,5 cm
H: 9,5 cm
D: 5.7 inch
H: 3.7 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, ring-shaped base, notched decor at the rim, plant fibre loop for support, slightly dam., crack at the base spread with mass;
bowls of zoomorphic shape are called “kinahu” - meaning “in the shape of a beast”. Some “kinahu” were used for ceremonial purposes, while most of them served as meat containers or for storing pure salt.
Comparing literature
Anderson, Eric Moltzau, In the shape of tradition, Leiden 2010, p. 175 f.