Canoe Prow Board
2003-22-1
From: New Guinea | Trobriand Islands
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 2003-22-1 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Massim |
| Provenience | New Guinea | Trobriand Islands |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood | Pigment |
| Description | Traditional shape, with two large scrolls, openwork carving, two small human figures top center. Red, white, black, traces of bright blue between legs of figures. On back, white line tracing curve of scrolls and forming rectangle in middle. Slots at sides for attachment to canoe. Insect damage at bottom. Openwork at top broken off and glued back on. |
| Height | 59 cm |
| Width | 77 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Leonard and Helen Evelev, 2003 |
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