Ritual Bowl
67-5-7
From: Solomon Islands | Santa Catalina
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Native Name | Apira |
| Object Number | 67-5-7 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Solomon Islands | Santa Catalina |
| Date Made | 1967 |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood | Shell | Pigment |
| Description | Ritual communion bowl (apira ni mwane). Parallel fish-head motif each end, human figure inside support scroll under fish head. Two kinds of inlay: small nautilus shell and half-round ground conus. Carver: Taki. Bowl made in 1967. |
| Height | 27 cm |
| Length | 83 cm |
| Width | 24.5 cm |
| Credit Line | William Kohler Expedition; William H. Davenport, 1967 |
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