sago bowl
Objectcode
EA/255/1
Description (brief)
Dark brown sago bowl from Asmat. A human head is carved at both ends of the bowl. Relief motifs on both sides of the bowl.
Origin(s)
upstream Lorentz River
Dating
voor 1962
Dimensions (L x W)
85,0 x 17,0 cm
Production technique
carving
Thesaurus terms
Materials thesaurus
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» wood
Cultural
Cultural origin
» Papua
» South West Coast
» Asmat
» North Western Asmat
» Lorentz River upper reaches
Geographic
Geographical term
» Papua
» Division South New-Guinea
» Subdivision Asmat
» Lorentz R.
Object category
OVM Category
» voeding, drank, genotmiddelen
» opdienen en consumeren
References
Bibliographic reference
"The ASMAT" pag. 286 auteur Rockefeller