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Ceremonial Serving Bowl

20th century
Object PlaceWuvulu Island (Matty Island), Papua New Guinea
DimensionsLegacy: 19 in.
Credit LineBequest of William E. Teel
Accession number2014.215
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsDecorative arts
ProvenanceNovember 5, 1991, sold by Channing, Dale, Throckmorton (stock no. TAD 1589), Santa Fe, NM, to William and Bertha Teel, Marblehead, MA; 2014, bequest of William Teel to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 26, 2014)

NOTE: Said by the dealer to have come from the Ohio Historical Museum, Columbus. The Ohio Historical Society has been unable to verify that the dish was ever a part of its collections.

Group shot: L-SE 1045.1.83, L-SE 1045.1.84, L-SE 1045.1.85
Bowl
Artist Unidentified
20th century, 1950–2000
Group shot: L-SE 1045.1.83, L-SE 1045.1.84, L-SE 1045.1.85
Bowl
Artist Unidentified
20th century, 1950–2000
Group shot: L-SE 1045.1.83, L-SE 1045.1.84, L-SE 1045.1.85
Bowl
20th century, 1950–2000
Book for magic (pustaha)
Book for magic (pustaha)
Artist Unidentified, Pacific Islander
20th century, 1950–2000
Lime Gourd
Lime Gourd
Artist Unidentified, Pacific Islander
20th century
Container
Container
Artist Unidentified, Pacific Islander
20th century
canoe prow
canoe prow
Artist Unidentified, Pacific Islander
20th century
Women's money in the form of a dish (toluk)
Women's money in the form of a dish (toluk)
Artist Unidentified, Pacific Islander
mid 20th century
Headrest
Headrest
Unidentified artist
early 20th century
Spatula
Spatula
Artist Unidentified, Pacific Islander
20th century
Stilt Step
Stilt Step
18th–19th century
Image Not Available for Figure of Sea God, “Ngorieru”
Figure of Sea God, “Ngorieru”
19th–20th century