Property from the Collection of MRS. J. MURDOCH HOWLAND
A FINE SOLOMON ISLANDS BOWL
Details
A FINE SOLOMON ISLANDS BOWL
In the form of a stylized frigate bird with rounded head and pointed beak, oval body tapering back to a pointed double feathered tail, the upper portion inlaid in bands of geometrically cut mother of pearl, standing on a square base, 22in. (55.9cm.) long
In the form of a stylized frigate bird with rounded head and pointed beak, oval body tapering back to a pointed double feathered tail, the upper portion inlaid in bands of geometrically cut mother of pearl, standing on a square base, 22in. (55.9cm.) long
Provenance
Collected by Lieutenant John Burke, USNR, in the Solomon Islands during World War II.
Exhibited
New York, Museum of Modern Art, Arts of the South Seas, 1946. This exhibition travelled to the Worcester, Worcester Art Museum, Massachussetts.
New York, American Museum of Natural History, The John Burke Collection, January 1947-May 1948.
New York, American Museum of Natural History, The John Burke Collection, January 1947-May 1948.