House Post
67-5-132A
From: Solomon Islands | Santa Ana, Solomon Islands
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 67-5-132A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Solomon Islands | Santa Ana, Solomon Islands |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood | Pigment | Shell |
| Description | Canoe king post type. Iconography: double iri species shark heads with Janus-type human head between sharks' jaws. Bird carvings above, geometric band below. Black stained with light-blue painted design details. 6 detachable fins (67-5-132 B-G). Copy of two original carvings in the Natagera canoe house. Carver: Faruara of Natagera, Santa Ana. Commissioned by W. Davenport. |
| Length | 157 cm |
| Credit Line | William Kohler Expedition; William H. Davenport, 1967 |
| Other Number | P11 - Other Number |
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