Small wooden bowl, lenticular in shape with a rounded base. The bowl is hollowed out and has two triangular projections on the rim. There is a rectangular strip of wood glued to the base to make it stable. [JC [OPS Move] 30/8/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Small wooden bowl, lenticular in shape with a rounded base. The bowl is hollowed out and has two triangular projections on the rim. There is a rectangular strip of wood glued to the base to make it stable. [JC [OPS Move] 30/8/2016]
Geographical reference: Vanuatu
Oceania > Melanesia > Vanuatu; Tongoa Shepherd Islands
Person: Field collector Norman Heywood Hardy; PRM source Robert Francis Wilkins
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1900
Date collected: By 1900
Acquisition information: Donated: 1900
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Process Carved
Dimensions: Height: max 96 mm, Width: max 128 mm, Length: max 399 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1900.55.613

Search terms: Vessel, Bowl

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