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Details
- Other Title
- Food bowl
- Place where the work was made
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Kamangaui Village
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Middle Sepik River
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East Sepik Province
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Papua New Guinea
- Cultural origin
- Sawos people
- Dates
- mid 20th century
collected 1965 - Media category
- Ceramic
- Materials used
- earthenware, coiled and chip-carved, natural pigments
- Dimensions
- 16.5 cm height; 32.4 cm diameter
- Credit
- Purchased 1965
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 386.1994
- Copyright
- © Sawos people, under the endorsement of the Pacific Islands Museums Association's (PIMA) Code of Ethics
- Artist information
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Sawos people
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About
The design carved across the surface of this 'kámané' is said to represent a 'wangi' (eel), a totemic animal probably associated with the owner's clan. When a feast is held, visiting clan members can be identified by the clan totem displayed on the 'kámané' brought by the owner.
The 'kámané kipma' (fine clay) used by Kamangaui potters is sourced from an area known as Wimbo, according to Gabriel Mowe of Kamangaui village.
[entry from Exhibition Guide for 'Melanesian art: redux', 2018, cat no 12]
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Exhibition history
Shown in 1 exhibition
Melanesian art: redux, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 17 Nov 2018–17 Feb 2019
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Bibliography
Referenced in 1 publication
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Tony Tuckson, Melanesian art, Sydney, 1966, 7. cat.no. 33; 'Bowl. Clay, unglazed, open fired. Carved linear pattern painted black and grey, 5h 12½ diameter, Kamangowi, Sepik River, (collected Tambanum). Used for cooking sago. Collected 1965'.
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