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Tami

Ceremonial Bowl

Tami, Early 20th century

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Tami

Ceremonial Bowl

Tami, Early 20th century

Physical Qualities Possibly ironwood, pigment, L. 19 1/2 in. (49.6 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Alan Wurtzburger
Object Number 1955.251.89
2003: "In the 19th century, Tami carvers were noted for their production of zoomorphic, rectilinear, and oval bowls. The right to carve bowls was owned; between 1900 and 1930 Tami and Siassi Islanders related through adoption, marriage, and other ties exchanged the rights and knowledge associated with their crafts. Siassi men received the right to carve bowls in exchange for the right to produce canoes. Siassi carvers still prodice these bowls."-Frederick Lamp (records also indicate this could be Kathy Fernstrom)
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1955; Alan Wurtzburger
"The Alan Wurtzburger Collection of Oceanic Art", January 7th-March 4th 1956, Baltimore Museum of Art
Douglas F. Fraser & Paul S. Wingret, "The Wurtzburger Collection of Oceanic Art" , BMA 1956 pg 30. cat no. 89.

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