Bowl

Early 1900s

Culture

Solomon Islands

Locale

Melanesia

Country

Solomon Islands

Object

dish

Accession Number

1946.488

Credit Line

Native arts department acquisitions funds

Solomon Islander artist, Bowl, Early 1900s. Painted wood and shell inlay; 14 1/2 in. x 3 1/2 in. x 5 1/2 in. Denver Art Museum: Native Arts acquisition funds, 1946.488

Dimensions

height: 5.5 in, 13.9700 cm; width: 3.5 in, 8.8900 cm; length: 14.5 in, 36.8300 cm

Department

Native Arts

Collection

Arts of Oceania

This object is currently on view

Known Provenance

Collection of Charles Eagle Plume (Burkhart) [b. ca. 1890s, d. Sept. 8, 1992], Solomon Islands 1944; Collection of Charles Eagle Plume (Burkhart) and O.S. Perkins (Trading Post), Allen's Park, Colorado, between 1944 - 1946; Purchased by Denver Art Museum, August 2, 1946

Exhibition History

“Islands Beyond Blue: Niki Hastings-McFall & Treasures from Oceania” — Denver Art Museum, 5/14/2023