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Conical ceramic bowl with carved and painted exterior; red, black, tan pigment; bottom has quatrefoil motif with circle with dots in center
Food bowl
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Food bowl

Maker Sawos (New Guinea)
Datec. 1997
Place of originPapua New Guinea
MediumCeramic, paint
Dimensions5 1/2 × 10 1/2 × 10 1/2 in. (14 × 26.7 × 26.7 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. David Rilling
Object number2019.19.4
Collections
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