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1933.18.12

Carved top of paddle or digging-stick, with long narrow human faces and stalk-like handles.’

1933.18.12

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Collection type
Object
Description
Carved top of paddle or digging-stick, with long narrow human faces and stalk-like handles.’
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Western Province South Fly District Kiwai Island
Person
Field collector Sydney Douglas Burrows
PRM source Mrs M.O. Burrows
PRM source Mrs Gordon Canning
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1933
Date collected
1933
Acquisition information
Donated: 1933
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Process Carved
Dimensions
Height: max 551 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1933.18.12

Search terms: Navigation, Agriculture and Horticulture, Tool, Food and Fuel Gathering, Paddle, Digging Stick, Agricultural Tool

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