Zoomorphic bowl "kinahu" ·  Philippines - Ifugao · ID: 3030474

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.

Littérature comparée

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