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Bowl

CultureSentani
Dateearly 20th century
MediumWood and pigment
DimensionsOverall: 30 1/4 × 9 1/4 × 2 1/2 inches (76.84 × 23.5 × 6.35 cm)
Credit LineGift of Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts, 2025
Object number2025.56.109
On View
Not on view
DescriptionAn elongated bowl with the outer surface incised with an animal motif.Provenance

From the collection of Bonifacius Cornelis (B.C.) de Jonge, Governor-General in Indonesia (1931-1936);

With Christie's, by December 2001;

Purchase from Christie's by Ralph T. Coe (1929-2010), 2002-2010;

His bequest to the Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts, Santa Fe, NM, 2010-2025;

The Coe Center's gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2025

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