Zoomorphic bowl "kinahu"

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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.

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Comparing literature

Anderson, Eric Moltzau, In the shape of tradition, Leiden 2010, p. 175 f.

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