Unknown
(Papua New Guinea)
- Title
- Kamana (Eating bowl)
- Other titles:
- Food bowl
- Place of origin
-
Middle Sepik River →
East Sepik Province →
Papua New Guinea
- Cultural origin
- Sawos people
- Year
- collected 1960s
- Media category
- Ceramic
- Materials used
- earthenware, chip-carved
- Dimensions
-
29.8cm bowl rim (diam.); 13.5cm bowl height:
0 - Whole; 29.8cm (11 3/4"); diameter of rim at widest point
0 - Whole; 13.5cm (5 5/16"); height of bowl from base to rim
- Credit
- Gift of Margaret Olley 1984
- Accession number
- 327.1984
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
The design on this clay eating bowl represents earth worms.
- Bibliography (2)
-
Margaret Tuckson (Australia) (Author), Patricia May (Author), The traditional pottery of Papua New Guinea, Kensington, 1982. see pages 224-231 for similar vessels and description of coiling and decorating techniques
Helen Dennett (Australia) (Compilator), Paul Dennett (Australia) (Author), Mak bliong Sepik: a selection of designs and paintings from the Sepik River, Wewak, 1975, 113. A similar design to the one incised on this eating bowl is illustrated on page 113 and described as representing earth-worms. The designs on the food bowls from pages 106 to 114 come from the Kamangaui-Koiwat area.
