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Catalog Number

CAS 0270-0003   CAS 0270-0003; Feast bowl
Category Carvings; Vessels
Object Name Feast bowl
Culture Polynesian: Marquesan
Global Region Oceania
Country Marquesas Islands
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture 1882 or earlier
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood
Description Very large round bowl carved from single piece of wood; Both interior and exterior surfaces are rounded and walls of bowl are very thick; Rim is flat; Two pairs of tiki figures are carved on exterior just below rim and opposite each other.
Dimensions (cm) Height = ca. 24.5, Max Diam = ca. 91.5