Bowl "kinahu", around 1900 · Philippines - Ifugao · ID: 3040851
French Collection
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 avec l’ID d’objet 3040851 a fait partie de la vente aux enchères 84th Tribal Art Auction dans 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.