Title

Cooking Pot made by Boiken Artist

Description

This Item is a cooking pot that was made by a Boiken artist in Papua New Guinea. This item is made out of a ceramic material and was previously owned by Morton D. May before it became part of the Saint Louis Art Museum collection.

Semester

Spring 2026

Subject

Indigenous Art

Boiken Artist

Morton D. May

Melanesian

Papua New Guinea

Temporal Coverage

mid- to late 20th century

Spatial Coverage

East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea

Language

Object description in English

Medium

The object is made out of ceramic

Source

Saint Louis Art Museum

https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/14011/

Is Part Of

Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

Morton D. May

Identifier

1357:1983

Provenance

1974 - 1983
Morton D. May

1983
Saint Louis Art Museum, bequest of Morton D. May

Explanation of Omeka Map Location

This item originated in Papua New Guinea in the East Sepik Province