Bowl
An artist carved this large feast bowl to hold consecrated food for religious ceremonies in the early nineteenth century. The abstract human head emerging from the rim represents a manitou, a powerful supernatural being. As a sculptural form, the bowl is distinguished by a finely proportioned, elongated shape; gently curving wall; delicate rim; tightly patterned wood grain; and rich, glowing color.
Artwork Details
- Title: Bowl
- Date: ca. 1800
- Geography: Possibly made in Michigan, United States; Possibly made in Wisconsin, United States; Possibly made in Ontario, Canada
- Culture: Anishinaabe, probably Ottawa, Native American
- Medium: Maple
- Dimensions: 6 3/4 × 9 3/4 × 12 3/4 in. (17.1 × 24.8 × 32.4 cm)
- Credit Line: The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection of Native American Art, Gift of Charles and Valerie Diker, 2019
- Object Number: 2019.456.15
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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