Bowl with pokerwork designs
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- Type
- Containers
- Place
- Umbakulu, South Australia, Australia
- Materials
- Wood
- Collection
- Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1
- Accession number
- 1992.0089.0046
Description
Oblong brown and black wooden bowl. The inside is plain with the exterior covered with burnt engraved designs. The design consists of a multiwaved band that runs through the centre from one end to the other, and inside this band are two parallel rows of overlapping arcs. On either side of object is a large spotted section which is bordered roughly with a thick shaded band. The rest of the area is covered with concentric arcs and parallel curved lines.
Read live from the Museum's Collection API (12/11/2026, 6:06:25 am). Record last updated by the Museum 2025-02-18. Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.