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Figure head for bow of canoe
Figure head for bow of canoe
Object Number 07-45-70/72676
Display Title Figure head for bow of canoe
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carvings, bird perched on other figures, phallic handle, pigmented, 1 perforated
Classification
  • Carving
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Djamna; North Coast New Guinea; Humbolt Bay, West of
Materials Wood, Vegetable fiber, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 38 x 22.5 x 3.8 cm (14 15/16 x 8 7/8 x 1 1/2 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object 07-45-70/72676/ 72676

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