Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2014-0001-0028 | |
| 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 | ca. 1994 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Clay; Paint | |
| Description | Small round jar with flattened base, bulbous lower body whose sides slope inward as they rise to form a short constricted neck with flaring rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth, then the exterior is embellished with a modeled face of a pig with a projecting snout and two short tusks; Almond-shaped eyes are outlined in white, as are geometric shapes on the pig’s wide mouth and two crescent-shapes (ears?) just behind the eyes; This is a smaller version made for tourist sale, modeled after larger jars used to store sago palm flour. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 13.9, Width = 12.2, Depth = 13.9, Rim Diam = 8.2 | |