Bowl, Papua New Guinea, 20th century
Papua New Guinea,Papua-Nova Guiné

Bowl

20th century · Sculpture · 11.43 × 19.69 cm

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Onde está «Bowl» hoje? Coleção: Instituto de Artes de Minneapolis, Minneapolis. Não exposta de momento. Verificado 29 de setembro de 2026.

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Tami Island is famous for the wooden food bowls carved by highly skilled men. In the past, the bowls were traded extensively to surrounding regions and were an important part of the island's economy. Tami food bowls are fashioned into oblong canoe shapes from hard wood and were traditionally carved using stone, bone, or ivory tools. Lime is used to fill in the carved out areas of the decoration and the bowls may have once been painted with a red earth pigment.Bowls such as this one are probably used in ceremonial and feast contexts. While the meaning of the animal iconography on some Tami bowls is unknown, it is certain that the human faces and figures represent spirits associated with families, clans, or villages.

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