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1920.100.283

Wooden lenticular food bowl, with two protruding handles at either end, serrated and projecting to a point, with three edges. [BH [OPS move] 30/8/2016]

1920.100.283

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden lenticular food bowl, with two protruding handles at either end, serrated and projecting to a point, with three edges. [BH [OPS move] 30/8/2016]
Geographical reference
Vanuatu
Oceania > Melanesia > Vanuatu
Torba Torres Islands
Person
Field collector Robert Henry Codrington
Field collector Melanesian Mission
PRM source Robert Henry Codrington
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1888
Date collected
By 1888
Acquisition information
Donated: 1920
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Process Carved
Dimensions
Height: max 43 mm, Width: max 131 mm, Length: max 433 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1920.100.283
Associated publications
Reference: Objects as insights : R. H. Codrington's ethnographic collections from Melanesia., Main author: Nick Stanley.; London, 2021, Page: 36, Page illustrated: 38, Notes: Wooden lenticular food bowl with two protruding handles, Banks Islands

Search terms: Food and Drink, Vessel, Bowl, Food Accessory

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