Oil Dish, Fiji

Oil Dish
Fiji
sedre ni waiwai

Length: 16 ¾ in (40.6 cm)
The underside inscribed in black ink: "Cannibal tribe Tasmania about 1700 AD - 35 00"

Condition Report:
Very good condition overall, with wear consistent with age and use. Minor marks, nicks, chips, scratches, and abrasions. A short crack to the lower edge of the bowl. Very fine aged patina with smoke incrustation.

Provenance:
Anthony Slayter-Ralph, London
Abraham Rosman and Paula Rubel, New York, acquired from the above on March 21, 1985