Bowl Item Number: 3383/9 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Long narrow bowl with a carved figures at each end. Extending from each end is a carved human head wearing an oval ring headdress with a small sphere inside. Each face is elongated, has a nose ornament and large ears on the sides. The bowl itself is the body for each figure, with their hands and feet along the rim. The exterior is carved with concentric ring designs. The bowl is painted white except for a red band underneath one head, and the carved loops at each end which are brown on the outer edge, and deep red within.
History Of Use
Sago bowl?
Narrative
According to the donor, the Asmat objects in this accession (3383/1-12), as well as one other carving sold to MOA in 1990 (1481/1), were collected by an explorer named Jim Allen during two trips: one in the spring of 1989, the other in the fall of 1989. On the second expedition they explored the remote Asmat territories of the upper Brazza and Senggo, by hiking down from the highlands.
Item History
- Made in Atsy, Papua, Indonesia
- Collected during 1989
- Owned by Jim Allen
- Owned by Joanne Fallow before August 21, 2019
- Received from Joanne Fallow (Donor) on August 21, 2019
What
Who
- Culture
- Asmat
- Previous Owner
- Jim Allen and Joanne Fallow
- Received from
- Joanne Fallow (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Atsy, Papua, Indonesia
When
- Collection Date
- during 1989
- Ownership Date
- before August 21, 2019
- Acquisition Date
- on August 21, 2019
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3383/0009