Detail View: The AMICA Library: Carved Bowl
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1999.10
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AMICA Library Year:
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2001
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Nationality:
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Asian; Pacific; Melanesian; New Guinean; Papuan
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Creator Name-CRT:
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New Guinea, Abelam, late 20th century
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Title:
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Carved Bowl
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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late 1900s
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Creation Start Date:
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1975
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Creation End Date:
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1999
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Materials and Techniques:
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earthenware with mineral pigments
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Classification Term:
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Vessels
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Creation Place:
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Abelam
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Dimensions:
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Diameter: 29cm, Overall:
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1999.10
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Credit Line:
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John L. Severance Fund
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Rights:
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Context:
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The Abelam people inhabit a hilly region of northeast New Guinea, north of the Sepik River. Their most spectacular art form is a towering spirit house, the gable decorated with brightly painted panels depicting ancestral spirits. Similar faces are carved on these food bowls, and colored with white, orange and yellow pigment after firing. While utilitarian pottery is made by women, decoration with sacred designs must be carried out by men. Ornamented bowls like these are displayed and exchanged at feasts.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1999.10.TIF
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