Footed bowl

Title
Footed bowl
Year/Period
Late 19th century
Region
Maungdaung, Shan State, Burma
Dimension
Object size: H:17.8 x Dia:46.0 cm
Accession No.
1992-00462

This footed bowl is constructed with bamboo strips woven in twill. The bowl expands from the small base gradually to the wider rim and tehflange of the rim tilts inward. It was used as a container for cooked rice and perhaps also for ceremonial presentation of food.