Wooden bowl, with untraditional carving, Maori

Made:
New Zealand
Wooden bowl, with untraditional carving, Maori

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Wooden bowl, with untraditional carving, Maori
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Wooden bowl, with untraditional carving, Maori

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A645497
Materials:
wood and shell
Measurements:
incl. spout: length 380 mm
bowl: diameter 224 mm
height 86 mm
type:
bowls
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

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