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Object Number 36-105-70/385
Display Title Wooden cross-strut of sail canoe (covered with woven reed) - +
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden cross-strut of sail canoe (covered with woven reed) - +
Inventory Description Tool, wood cylinder wrapped with vine, looped ends
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Nor-Papua
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Mandated Territory: Kaup, on coast; Sepik River, 40 mi. west of
Materials Wood, Vine
Dimensions Overall: 45 x 5.4 x 5.3 cm (17 11/16 x 2 1/8 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 36-105-70/385

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