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1938.36.1366

Carved canoe end carved with a human face at one end and crocodile at the other with a reddish stain. [FC 27/05/2010]

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1938.36.1366

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Collection type
Object
Description
Carved canoe end carved with a human face at one end and crocodile at the other with a reddish stain. [FC 27/05/2010]
Long description
Carved canoe end carved with a human face at one end and crocodile at the other with a reddish stain. On the underside of the human face is a winged creature. [FC 27/05/2010]
Person
Field collector Beatrice Mary Blackwood
PRM source Beatrice Mary Blackwood
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1937
Date collected
By 1937
Acquisition information
Donated: 1938
Materials and processes
Material Pigment, Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Stained
Dimensions
Width: max 272 mm, Length: max 740 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.36.1366 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 1298

Search terms: Navigation, Figure, Canoe Part, Animal Figure

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