bowl
Objectcode
EA/67/5
Description (brief)
Bowl shaped in the form of a prau. The sides are decorated with woodwork in relief which is colored in ochre. A decoration with ochre has been added to the inside of the bowl. One end of the bowl ends in the shape of an ancestor. Bowls like these were used for food like sago and for mixing natural pigments.
Dating
1955
Dimensions (L)
85,0 cm
Thesaurus terms
Materials thesaurus
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» wood
Materials thesaurus
» inorganic
» mineral
» ochre
Cultural
Cultural origin
» Papua
» South West Coast
» Asmat
Geographic
Geographical term
» Papua
» Division South New-Guinea
» Subdivision Asmat
Object category
OVM Category
» voeding, drank, genotmiddelen
» opdienen en consumeren
» schotels, borden, bladeren, spijsdozen (kempu), gamellen