Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2011-0004-0011 | |
| Category | Carvings; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Fijian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Fiji | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1984 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood | |
| Description | Very shallow bowl carved from a single piece of wood in the shape of a stylized long-necked bird with short tail and folded wings, all supported on a short and narrow cylindrical pedestal with flaring base; Color is dark brown. A similar example in the Fiji Museum in Suva, Fiji Islands was collected between 1857 and 1861 on Viti Levu Island and is described as a “priestly bowl.” (See referenced publications.) | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 6.5, Width = 14.2, Length = 30.1 | |