Sago Eating Bowl
2013-20-5
From: Papua New Guinea | East Sepik Province | Koiwat | Kamanggaui
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Native Name | Kamana |
| Object Number | 2013-20-5 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Sawos |
| Provenience | Papua New Guinea | East Sepik Province | Koiwat | Kamanggaui |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Clay | Pigment |
| Description | Conical bowl. Coiled construction, carved and painted. Patterns are red, yellow, and white, outlined in burnished black. Inside is terracotta with smudged areas from firing. An eating bowl, for individual portions of sago pudding. Supported by a woven fiber ring when in use. All-over pattern of connected spirals: four large ones near the rim and four somewhat smaller ones near the top. The spirals are textured with tiny punctate dots. Near the rim, between the spirals, are small red and yellow triangular areas filled with concentric crescents. |
| Height | 11.3 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 27.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of David C. and Karina Rilling, 2013 |
| Other Number | S-33 - Collector Number |
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