Ritual Bowl
67-5-4
From: Solomon Islands | Santa Ana, Solomon Islands | Natagera
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Native Name | Apira |
| Object Number | 67-5-4 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Solomon Islands | Santa Ana, Solomon Islands | Natagera |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood | Shell | Pigment |
| Description | Ritual communion bowl (apira ni mwane). Bird body bowl, curved garfish underneath. This bowl used in the Waumwaumwa cult at Natagera. Carver: Piringimataua (deceased). Tutelary unknown. Compare with Illustration 98 in Bernatzik, Owa Raha (1936) which may be the same bowl - or this one is a replacement of that bowl. |
| Height | 28.4 cm |
| Length | 57.5 cm |
| Width | 13 cm |
| Credit Line | William Kohler Expedition; William H. Davenport, 1967 |
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