Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0080 | |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Tongan (?) | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Tonga | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Other Geographic Data | Island: Troluhad or Fotohaa | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1920-1925 | |
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Clay; Paint | |
| Description | Small round and shallow bowl with wide, flat base, rounded sides, inward curving rim, and wide mouth; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth and are undecorated except for band of very small fish arranged in single file that has been hand painted around upper side of bowl in colors of white, blue, black, and yellow; Printed in black lettering just below the painted band is "Flying Fish _ _ das" (Barbados?); Overall color of bowl is terra cotta. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.3, Thickness = 0.6, Rim Diam = 6.5, Max Diam = 8.4 | |