Paddle, low relief of two anthropomorphic figures on each side, upper one sitting, lower one only upper body shown; both wear big pointed headband; painted in red and black; length: 162 cm; maximum width: 13.5 cm.
Donor:
Joan Wescott
Collection place:
Bougainville Island, Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Islands Region
Verbatim coll. place:
Melanesia, Solomon Is. Bougainville
Culture or time period:
Melanesian
Collector:
Joan Wescott
Materials:
Pigment and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Anthropomorphic, Paddles (watercraft equipment), and Reliefs (sculptures)