Bowl
Item number 2989/9 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
Item number 2989/9 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Large wooden dish with long thick handles. Dish portion is in the shape of a half-cylinder with rounded bottom and carved out interior. The interior is carved out in the shape of a triangle with steep sides that meet in the bottom. The handles are carved in the shape of an animal head, possibly a bovine with horns. There is an incised animal figure on the bottom of dish in the shape of a lizard, as well as an incised border all the way around bottom of cylinder. There are six holes on bottom of dish.
Used for serving tobacco.
Purchased by the donor in an antique store in the Torajan highlands in 2002.
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Used for serving tobacco.
Large wooden dish with long thick handles. Dish portion is in the shape of a half-cylinder with rounded bottom and carved out interior. The interior is carved out in the shape of a triangle with steep sides that meet in the bottom. The handles are carved in the shape of an animal head, possibly a bovine with horns. There is an incised animal figure on the bottom of dish in the shape of a lizard, as well as an incised border all the way around bottom of cylinder. There are six holes on bottom of dish.
Purchased by the donor in an antique store in the Torajan highlands in 2002.
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