Carved wooden canoe figure head

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Object Number 47-72-70/2769

Display Title Carved wooden canoe figure head

Descriptions

Inventory Description Ornament, carved wood, perforated V-shaped end, zoomorphic figure

Classification

Ornament

Department Ethnographic

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Oceania / Vanuatu
Oceania / Vanuatu / <State> / Rano Island

Materials Wood, Pigment

Dimensions Overall: 71.5 x 20 x 19.3 cm (28 1/8 x 7 7/8 x 7 5/8 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 47-72-70/2769

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