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Wooden bowl in shape of bird, stained black, decorated with shell inlay
Wooden bowl in shape of bird, stained black, decorated with shell inlay
Object Number 973-24-70/5341
Display Title Wooden bowl in shape of bird, stained black, decorated with shell inlay
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden bowl in shape of bird, stained black, decorated with shell inlay. 27.5" L.
Inventory Description Bowl, carved wood, bird form, inlaid shell rim, oval container, black pigment
Classification
  • Bowl
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Solomon islands
Materials Wood, Shell, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 69.9 x 16.5 x 21.2 cm (27 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 8 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 973-24-70/5341
Provenance
Donor Donated by Estate of Eliot Elisofon

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