Bowl Item Number: C545 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A red and brown clay bowl with two horizontal bands of bosses circling the rim of the bowl linked by a triangular toothed pattern with grooved dots in the areas between the lines. Rounded bottom.
Specific Techniques
According to Burnett, "potters in Fiji are invariably women who work without a wheel forming the vessels by skill of hand and eye, using no tools but flat smooth stones and a wooden beater. The glaze is given with the gum of the Dakua (Kauri) tree, and the red colour by a dye obtained from mangrove bark, both applied while the vessel is still hot. The potters are termed 'dau tuli kuro'...".
Item History
- Made in Viti Levu, Fiji before 1927
- Collected between 1895 and 1927
- Owned by Frank Burnett before 1927
- Received from Frank Burnett (Donor) on July 25, 1927
What
Who
- Culture
- Fijian
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett
- Received from
- Frank Burnett (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Viti Levu, Fiji
When
- Creation Date
- before 1927
- Collection Date
- between 1895 and 1927
- Ownership Date
- before 1927
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 1927
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2191/0901