Object number:
2007.75.5
Object name:
bowl
Title:
BALL/BOWL (paper bowl with strings)
Maker:
Kay Sekimachi
Date made:
circa 1985
Material / Technique:
Handmade paper, string
Dimensions:
H: 4 in, W: 3.75 in, D: 3.5 in
Credit line:
Bequest from the Estate of Mimi Sienne Santal
Copyright status:
In Copyright
Copyright holder:
Kay Sekimachi
Content description:
Oval shaped off-white handmade paper bowl with small flat bottom. String spokes are embedded in the paper starting from the flat base through the length of the bowl. The string spokes extend approx. 1" past the lip of the bowl and hang in the center of the bowl's opening. A small paper sphere with a narrow opening (similar to a broken egg shell) rests in the bottom of the bowl.
Concepts:
vessel; bowl; crafts and decorative art
Currently on display in the Gallery of California Art
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