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1946.6.68

Wooden canoe ornament. Carved as a bird with a long bill, potentially a hornbill. [BH [OPS Move] 7/4/2017]

1946.6.68

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden canoe ornament. Carved as a bird with a long bill, potentially a hornbill. [BH [OPS Move] 7/4/2017]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Massim district
Person
Field collector Norman Heywood Hardy
PRM source Robert Francis Wilkins
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1900
Date collected
By 1900
Acquisition information
Donated: 1900 Found unentered: 06/1946
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Incised
Dimensions
Length: max 418 mm, Width: max 72 mm, Depth: max 28 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1946.6.68

Search terms: Navigation, Ornament, Figure, Religion, Canoe Part, Bird Figure, Religious Object