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Bowl <vessel>

The extraordinary elegance of the bowl's finely-crafted shape with its merest suggestion of a leaf is indicative of its importance. It was used by religious dignitaries in ceremonies on the Fiji Islands as a container for oil.

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Städtische Museen Freiburg
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Object type
Schale
Dimensions
Breite: 390.0 mm, Höhe: 60.0 mm, Tiefe: 250.0 mm
Material/Technique
Wood
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
II/1187

Provenance and sources

when
1904

where
Fiji (location/origin)
Oceania (location/origin)
Polynesia (location/origin)

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