Bowl "kinahu", around 1900 ·  Philippines - Ifugao · ID: 3040851

Description

wood, rich black patina, in shape of a quadruped with elongated head, slightly dam., minor missing parts, cracks, rep. (breakage at the rim);
bowls of zoomorphic shape are called “kinahu” - meaning “in the shape of a beast”. It is not clearly proven that “kinahu” were used for ceremonial purposes. Most of them served as meat containers or for storing pure salt.

L’objet Bowl “kinahu”, around 1900 numéro d’objet 3040851, a fait partie de la 84th Tribal Art Auction du 5 novembre 2016. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 6 a atteint un prix de vente de 700 € pour un prix d’adjudication de 450 €.

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Littérature comparée

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