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1908.65.8

Rare ceremonial paddle with relief figures.

On display

1908.65.8

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Collection type
Object
Description
Rare ceremonial paddle with relief figures.
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Bougainville Buka
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Stevens Auction Rooms
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1908
Date collected
By 1908
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1908
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Process Carved, Process Painted
Dimensions
Length: max 1620 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1908.65.8

Search terms: Navigation, Ritual and Ceremonial, Figure, Paddle

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