Zemanek-Münster

Bowl

Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée - Boiken
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Provenance
French Private Collection
Taille
D: 44,5 cm
D: 17.5 inch

Description

wood, dark brown patina, of flat form, raised emblem at the bottom, small figural handles, one of them pierced for support, min. dam., cracks, slight traces of abrasion;
food was eaten from coconuts cut in halves or from folded leaves serving as plates. Wooden dishes were used to store food (for example sago flour). Their usage was only allowed to males. The ornamentation on the underside always depicts sea turtles in an absolute abstract form.


Littérature comparée

Aumann, Georg, Natur-Museum Coburg, Coburg o. J., p. 153, ill. 358

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