Gifting bowl and bag: Pentecost Island

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Description
Large carved wooden bowl with carved human face and legs. Woven bag (or basket) is possibly made from panadanus, and has a four-point base and six tails tied together for a handle. Coloured fibres are woven into one face and base of the bag.
Accession number
2015.148.5
Museum System ID
25116
Collection type
Objects
Classification
Ceremonial Artefacts
Media/Materials
Wood: 1 - bowl
Pandanus: 2 - bag
Measurement details
3D objects (HxWxD): H 203 x W 480 x D 800mm: 1 - bowl
3D objects (HxWxD): H 100 x W 285 x D 450mm: 2 - bag
Production place and notes
Pentecost Island, Vanuatu, Oceania
On display?
Not on display

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