Object name: Canoe splashboard / Collector: Bronislaw Malinowski / Function: 1.4 Transportation - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Canoe splashboard, accession number 11-39240, described as Wooden canoe prow splash board, intricately carved on one face, plain on other; male human figure in top center; Splash board placed transversely across the prow behind the prow ornament. A finely decorated sea-going canoe enhanced the prestige of the members of a trading expedition and of their village. W 48 cm, L 41 cm