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Carving, figure head of a canoe
Carving, figure head of a canoe
Object Number 91-6-70/50562
Display Title Carving, figure head of a canoe
Descriptions
Inventory Description Sculpture, carved and pigmented zoomorphic head, cutout sections
Classification
  • Sculpture
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Cloudy Bay; perhaps came from further East but said to have been obtained at C.B
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 92 x 18 x 4.5 cm (36 1/4 x 7 1/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 50562
Credit Line Museum purchase, 1891
Provenance
Seller A. P. Goodwin

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