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Wooden bow ornament from canoe
Wooden bow ornament from canoe
Object Number 36-105-70/470
Display Title Wooden bow ornament from canoe
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carving, curved wood, carved fish figures and geometric designs, 2 perforations
Classification
  • Carving
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Dutch New Guinea
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 40.4 x 21 x 5.1 cm (15 7/8 x 8 1/4 x 2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 36-105-70/470

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