"Boiken Wooden Dish, Papua New Guinea, Oceania, Premier Art, Oceanic Art, Tribal Art"
Old wooden dish with a very beautiful patina of use. This type of dish, now replaced by enamel bowls, was used as a culinary dish, particularly during food sharing organized during certain traditional ceremonies. Decorated and with a handle to hang in the house. Drawings engraved on the back depicting totemic plants and animals. Name of previous owners also engraved. Lack and traces of use. 40 x 44 cm / €390 including shipping.