Wooden food bowl
| Description: |
Wooden food bowls of Ulawa (one of the Solomon Islands near Papua New Guinea) range from bowls this size to bowls 12 feet long. They are used during ceremonial feasts to serve taro and yam puddings, two of the main food staples of South Pacific peoples. Although this one is not, feast bowls are typically inlaid with mother of pearl shell to create an iridescent design. Shell was once used as currency in the South Pacific and to display wealth. |
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| Source: |
http://www.digitalindy.org/cdm/ref/collection/tcm/id/248 |
| Collection: |
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis |
| Rights: | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/; |
| Copyright: |
Creative Commons (CC By-SA 3.0); |
| Geography: |
Solomon Islands |
| Subjects: |
Makira and Ulawa (Solomon Islands) Bowls (Tableware) |
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