Long narrow bowl with a carved figures at each end. Extending from each end is a carved human head wearing an oval ring headdress with a small sphere inside. Each face is elongated, has a nose ornament and large ears on the sides. The bowl itself is the body for each figure, with their hands and feet along the rim. The exterior is carved with concentric ring designs. The bowl is painted white except for a red band underneath one head, and the carved loops at each end which are brown on the outer edge, and deep red within.

• History Of Use

  Sago bowl?

• Narrative

  According to the donor, the Asmat objects in this accession (3383/1-12), as well as one other carving sold to MOA in 1990 (1481/1), were collected by an explorer named Jim Allen during two trips: one in the spring of 1989, the other in the fall of 1989. On the second expedition they explored the remote Asmat territories of the upper Brazza and Senggo, by hiking down from the highlands.

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• Type of Item bowl
• Culture Asmat
• Material wood, paint
• Measurements height 14.0 cm, width 64.5 cm, depth 13.3 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner Jim Allen, Joanne Fallow
• Received from Joanne Fallow

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• Made in Atsy

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• Collection Date during 1989
• Ownership Date before August 21, 2019
• Acquisition Date on August 21, 2019

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• Condition good
• Accession Number 3383/0009