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Figurehead of canoe with small figure
Figurehead of canoe with small figure
Object Number 2004.29.22821
Display Title Figurehead of canoe with small figure
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "New Guinea / Lower Sepik River / Marienberg. / Figure head of Canoe. Small figure unusual. / Photo - W. L. Moss"
Department Photographic
Date 1928-1929
Artist Dr. W. L. Moss
Culture
  • Lower Sepik
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea / Sepik
Additional Geographic Terms Marienberg, Lower Sepik River
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 23.8125 × 18.7325 cm (9 3/8 × 7 3/8 in.)

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