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Wooden crocodile ("motokoro") with inlaid eye, 40 x 8 x 5 cm.
Wooden crocodile ("motokoro") with inlaid eye, 40 x 8 x 5 cm.
Object Number 970-29-70/4770
Display Title Wooden crocodile ("motokoro") with inlaid eye, 40 x 8 x 5 cm.
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden crocodile ("motokoro") with inlaid eye, 40 x 8 x 5 cm.Wooden crocodile ("motokoro") with inlaid eye, 40 x 8 x 5 cm.
Inventory Description Sculpture, crocodile, carved, ridged back, shell inlay eyes, 1 leg broken
Classification
  • Sculpture
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Solomon islands
Additional Geographic Terms Malaita, North; Lau Lagoon; Takwa village
Materials Wood, Shell
Dimensions Overall: 39.5 x 7.7 x 4.5 cm (15 9/16 x 3 1/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 970-29-70/4770/ 23

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