Bowl, 1800s. Melanesia, Papua New Guinea, Huon Gulf, Tami Islands, 19th century. Painted wood; overall: x x cm (3 7/8 x 15 7/8 x 6 7/8 in.). The people of the Tami Islands manufactured canoes, house beams, drums, bowls, lime spatulas, and neckrests using tools such as stone axes, bamboo knives, tree-bear teeth, and pig, cassowary, and dog bones. Tami bowls were carved from the hard wood of the azalea and decorated with patterns that vary from deep etching to high relief. Many bowls were blackened with a graphite compound and highly polished. Decorative patterns were owned by spe
Bowl, 1800s. Melanesia, Papua New Guinea, Huon Gulf, Tami Islands, 19th century. Painted wood; overall: x x cm (3 7/8 x 15 7/8 x 6 7/8 in.). The people of the Tami Islands manufactured canoes, house beams, drums, bowls, lime spatulas, and neckrests using tools such as stone axes, bamboo knives, tree-bear teeth, and pig, cassowary, and dog bones. Tami bowls were carved from the hard wood of the azalea and decorated with patterns that vary from deep etching to high relief. Many bowls were blackened with a graphite compound and highly polished. Decorative patterns were owned by specific families, and could not be used by other carvers.
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