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Two Iatmul Carved Coconut Shell Vessels
- Culture
- Iatmul
- Origin
- Papua New Guinea
- Period
- Early 20th century
- Object
- Vessel
- Materials
- Coconut Shell
- Dimensions
- 14 × 15 × 15 cm and 18 × 15 × 15 cm
- Catalogue
- TRB-074
Two vessels carved from coconut shell in the Middle Sepik region, bearing iconographic motifs typical of Iatmul work. One has a cross-form handle at the top.
Provenance
Marc Lisseaur Collection, Sydney; Leo and Lillian Fortess Collection, Kaneohe, Hawaii (purchased from Lisseaur, 1979); Stephen Meder, Philadelphia.Acquired
Material Culture · 2022
