Bowl – apira

Maker
Silas Saru
Description
Apira of two frigate birds. He calls this an apira-ni-fefene (woman's bowl) because the original design was made to sacrifice to the female god Kariinga who came out of Waumauma's blood. Silas has followed the same basic design of bowl used by Kafanata for sacrificing to kariinga.
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Maker
Media/Materials
Wood coated with traditional lacquer composed of charcoal mixed with resin. Nautilus shell inlay.
Measurements
690 x 160 x 160mm - HxWxD
Production place
Ghupuna, Santa Ana, Solomon Islands
Collection
Mead Collection/Solomon Island/Ethnology
Department collection type
Ethnology
Credit line
Collection of Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
Accession number
1973/49/46

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