Wooden Feasting Bowl
►Material: Wood | Dimensions: W 22cm, L 46cm, H 11cm
►Description: Large, leaf-shaped, feasting bowl with curved handle made from a tree root. One side of the bowl lip comes to a point, while the opposite side is rounded. The handle protrudes from this rounded side and angles down and to the left. These bowls are most commonly used in community ceremonial feasts in Papua New Guinea, traditionally carved by the Tamis people and later also the Siassi people (Kaitilla, 2018). Feasts are held to bring together two communities or to honor leaders and other groups (Maeir, 2015). Similar to: https://rb.gy/3t69b7 | https://rb.gy/6e36vl
►Accession Number: E-984-016 | Provenance: Ex. Kelowna Museum Society Collection. Donated to the museum by Hulda Neufeld in 1984.
►Condition: Good, slight dust accumulation in deep crevices.
►Model created by Miguel Fierro using Polycam, for ANTH 2220 at Langara College in the Spring Semester of 2024.
►References:
- Kaitilla, S. S. 1992. The Influence of Overseas Trade on Housing Quality among the Siassi of Papua New Guinea. Architecture and Behaviour 8(4): 367-378.
-Maeir, A. M. 2015. A Feast in Papua New Guinea. Near Eastern Archaeology 78(1): 26-34.
-Research paper by Kamryn Sparrow, 2020, for ANTH 1195: Museum Studies at Langara College
