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Plate (doru)
Ethnicity: Papuans.
Place of origin: Papua New Guinea.
Geographical location of the place of origin: Gorendu village, Maclay Coast.
Material: wood, colourant.
Technique: carving.
Dimensions: length — 80 cm, width — 30 cm.
Date: late XX century (has been in use for four generations).
Collector: private, Nickolay Nikolaevich Miklouho-Maclay.
Time of use: 2017.
Usage: as a dish at feasts and celebrations; as a bride price; in a wedding ceremony.
Condition: satisfactory.
The Kunstkamera collections analogue: Number МАЭ № 168-29/2.
Keywords: peoples of Australia and Oceania, Papuans, Maclay Coast