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Glazed stoneware bowl incised with fish in the bowl and stick figures around the rim
Image Not Available for Glazed stoneware bowl incised with fish in the bowl and stick figures around the rim

Glazed stoneware bowl incised with fish in the bowl and stick figures around the rim

Date1994
Object number00046794
NameBowl
MediumStoneware
DimensionsOverall: 79 x 299 x 299 mm, 1372.77 g
ClassificationsTableware and furnishings
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionThe production and decoration of bowls such as this is indicative of the developing interest in Indigenous design in the second half of the twentieth century and the experimentation by Indigenous artists with new media.HistoryThis wide-opened bowl is for ornamental, rather than practical use. The design of fishes and stick figures has been incised into the bowl prior to glazing. It has been designed specifically for the tourist market in Indigenous art and craft. SignificanceThis bowl is significant as a typical design produced for the Indigenous art and craft tourist market. Using modern paints and practices, it exhibits traditional subjects and styles.