Prow ornament

Museum number:
11-39754
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21110039754
Accession number:
Acc.2006
Description:
Prow ornament for an outrigger canoe, the transverse piece, lagim that is placed behind the tabuyo; asymmetric shape, carved relief designs. Broken, mended, and piece lost from one side. 68.5 cm length, 52.4 cm width
Donor:
Bronislaw Malinowski and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Milne Bay Province, Papua Region, Papua New Guinea
Verbatim coll. place:
New Guinea; Massim att.
Culture or time period:
Massim and New Guinea, Papua Island
Collector:
Bronislaw Malinowski
Collection date:
1914-1920
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
1.4 Transportation
Accession date:
1965
Department:
Oceania
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Prow ornament, accession number 11-39754, described as Prow ornament for an outrigger canoe, the transverse piece, lagim that is placed behind the tabuyo; asymmetric shape, carved relief designs. Broken, mended, and piece lost from one side. 68.5 cm length, 52.4 cm width

Tools