Canoe Bow Ornament
59-3-4
From: New Guinea | D'Entrecasteaux Islands
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 59-3-4 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Molima |
| Provenience | New Guinea | D'Entrecasteaux Islands |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood | Pigment |
| Description | Wood. Flat; straight base; one straight vertical side; the other straight and contracting somewhat for two thirds its height; then curved outward and up over top to form a bird head (?) Crude carved decoration on both sides in bird (?) form. Painted brown with red, green, white. |
| Credit Line | Gift of Ann Chowning, 1959 |
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