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Pitt Rivers Museum

1943.4.10

Wooden vessel. Pointed oval bowl with central rib running down the length of the exterior. The bowl stands on four cylindrical solid legs. There is staining present on the interior from use. There is also a triangular chip missing from the rim. [MOBB [OPS move] 26/8/2016]


1943.4.10

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden vessel. Pointed oval bowl with central rib running down the length of the exterior. The bowl stands on four cylindrical solid legs. There is staining present on the interior from use. There is also a triangular chip missing from the rim. [MOBB [OPS move] 26/8/2016]
Long description
Oval wooden food bowl with 4 legs. A triangular piece is missing from the rim. [El.B 24/10/2011]
Geographical reference
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Magdalen College School
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1943
Date collected
By 1943
Acquisition information
Donated: 1943
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Process Carved
Dimensions
Height: max 107 mm, Width: max 191 mm, Length: max 325 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1943.4.10
Research and responses

Examined on the 12th/13th June by Fergus Clunie and Andy Mills as part of the work of the AHRC-funded project 'Fijian Art: Political Power, Sacred Value, Social Transformation and Collecting Since the 18th Century' (2011-2014). His notes read: Vesi wood bavelo bowl - prob yaqona though type also used for food. Old hanging lug has been ground down. [FB 19/06/2012]

Search terms: Vessel, Bowl