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Black and red wooden shark with shell inlaid eyes, 73 x 10 x 6 cm.
Black and red wooden shark with shell inlaid eyes, 73 x 10 x 6 cm.
Object Number 970-29-70/4768
Display Title Black and red wooden shark with shell inlaid eyes, 73 x 10 x 6 cm.
Descriptions
Inventory Description Sculpture, carved and black and brown painted fish, long toothy snout, shell eye
Classification
  • Sculpture
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Solomon islands
Additional Geographic Terms Malaita, North; Lau Lagoon
Materials Wood, Shell, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 73 x 9.2 x 5.5 cm (28 3/4 x 3 5/8 x 2 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 970-29-70/4768
Provenance
Collector Pierre Maranda (1970)

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