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| A large Sago storage clay pot measuring 18" in height and 14" in diameter with sculptural bird face from Irianjaya, Indonesia. Only the Iatmul speaking village of Aibom, which sits inland off the middle Sepik River in the Chambri Lakes, has suitable clay to make this style of pottery. Chambri pottery is essential for food preparation and storage in the thatched stilt houses along the Sepik River. Although some cooking is done outside, each house has a place for a gugumbe or fire dish and some large sago flour storage jars. |