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Tanoa (bowl)

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item details

NameTanoa (bowl)

ProductionMarquesas Islands

Classificationbowls

Materialswood

DimensionsOverall: 110mm (height), 260mm (diameter)

Registration NumberFE012414

Credit lineExchange from Otago Museum, 1937

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Category

Intended for: Home food processing
Ceremonial objects
Made of: wood
Type of: bowls
Refers to: woodcarving
Depicts: Bowls (Tableware)
Influenced by: Polynesian
Oceanic
Marquesan

Place

Made in: Marquesas Islands (Polynésie française)
Influenced by: Marquesas Islands (Polynésie française)

People & Organisations

Belonged to: Tūhura Otago Museum