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Sago palm porridge bowls (kamana)
Koiwat or Kamanggaui village, Sawos area, Papua New Guinea
1910-1990
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 11.4 × 27.3 cm (4 1/2 × 10 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of David and Karina Rilling
Accession Number2018.144
CollectionsContemporary Art, Africa and Oceania
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
Provenance1997, purchased in Papua New Guinea by Jim Elslie, Sydney, Australia; sold by Elslie to, or owned jointly with, Jack Edler (dealer; d. 2015), Bloomington, IN; about 1998, sold by Jack Edler to David and Karina Rilling, Sellersville, PA; 2018, gift of David and Karina Rilling to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 25, 2018)