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Tami Wooden Bowl - K.777
Origin: New Guinea
Circa: 19
th
Century AD
to 20
th
Century AD
Dimensions:
24" (61.0cm) high
Collection: Tribal
Style: Ceremonial Bowl
Additional Information: HK.
£9,000.00
Location: Great Britain
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| Description |
The artists of the Tami Islands, a group of small islets
off the eastern tip of
the Huon Peninsula, were the most prolific carvers in
northeast New Guinea.
Tami carvers produced large quantities of objects, in
part for local use but
primarily for trade to neighboring groups. The most
important Tami trade
goods were intricately carved hardwood bowls, which
formed an essential
component of the bride-wealth gifts exchanged at
marriage ceremonies
throughout the region. Superbly crafted and highly
polished, Tami bowls
served as ceremonial vessels, used for the
preparation and distribution of
food during feasts and rituals. This bowl likely depicts
the face of a spirit,
- (K.777)
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