Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2014-0001-0026 | |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| Culture | Melanesian: Iatmul People | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Middle Sepik River, Chambri Lakes region | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Aibom Village | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Clay; Paint | |
| Description | Small round jar with flat base and bulbous lower body whose sides flare outward and then inward as they rise to form a wide, constricted neck with flaring rim; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth and then the face of a wide-eyed and large-beaked bird is modeled on the exterior; The face is painted gray and embellished with white designs; Circular eyes are gray and white, outlined in red and white; This jar is a smaller version made for tourist trade, copied after larger but similar jars used to store sago palm flour. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 13.3, Depth = 12.1, Rim Diam = 7.6, Max Diam = 9.9 | |