Indonesian Painted Palmwood Bowl, 1950-2000

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A second-half 20th century Indonesian palmwood bowl, shallow and racetrack oval in form, carved and decorated in pen and colored … Read more A second-half 20th century Indonesian palmwood bowl, shallow and racetrack oval in form, carved and decorated in pen and colored ink. Four ribbed bands mark the rim at both ends and both sides, each dotted in ink and painted to resemble knotted cordage. Inside, a diamond-shaped lattice fills the center, anchored at the corners with green leaves and a pink bloom on a ground of brown dots and swirls. The outside carries a separate composition. Diagonal bands of looping and linked-oval patterns wrap the sides, interrupted by pink blooms set on dark roundels. The base has its own design: an oval field of cream dashes radiating across a dark ground.

DIMENSIONS: 10-7/8" L x 7-1/8" W x 2-1/2" H See less