Papua New Guinea Wuvulu Island Pandanus Fruits Wood Feasting Ceremonial Tray

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Papua New Guinea Wuvulu Island Pandanus Fruits Wood Feasting Ceremonial Tray:
$285.00

This is an old and fabulous rare Pandanus Serving bowl from the Island of Wuvulu of Papua New Guinea. The Pandanua is a beautiful red breadfruit and a very important staple of the diet, because it is very high in vitamin C. It is a wonderful plant and provides housing, clothing and food for the people. The long leaves are used in thatching roofs; they are also beaten and pulled into strips and used to make skirts, and stripped into even finer threads for weaving. The fruits provide a variety of nuts and also oil and coloring for cooking. Legends of the Pandanus are numerous. In New Guinea it is believed that a spirit stepped out of the Pandanus and became the sun. A mother who has a large family of loving children is likened to the many-rooted Pandanus.These seedless fruits were often baked with Yams and Sago. The wash made from the sap were used to prepare bark for traditional painting. These Pandanus Bowls are carved from a single piece of wood to form a shallow vessel almost paired down to a knife like thinness. The Wuvulu tribal people embody the spare, minimalist aesthetic of design. This elongated wood shaped rectangular bowl was used in the serving of Pandanus with ceremonial feasts. It would be a wonderful addition to your collection.34\" long
3 1/2\" tall
6\" wideThis bowl is at least 35-40 years old and are rare to find. It has a nice rich color and patina and shows age and use and has small chip on the end and crack on the bottom.AT BACARA WE STAND BEHIND ALL OF OUR MERCHANDISE. WE CAN PROVIDE REFERENCES FOR ALL ARTIFACTS THAT WE SELL, AS WELL AS DOCUMENTATION TOWARD THEIR AUTHENTICITY. FULL MONEY BACK GUARANTEE WILL BE PROVIDED FOR DISSATISFIED CUSTOMERS. YOUR SATISFACTION IS OUR MAIN GOAL, AND WE THANK YOU FOR SHOPPING AT THE WORLD OF BACARA