Prow ornament, canoe: wood carved in form of crocodile head with shell eyes attached with nails; “modern probably for tourist trade”; 51 cm L x 17.5 cm W x 7.8 cm H; F.C. 5.7
Donor:
Mrs. Victor Vogel
Collection place:
Lower Sepik River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
Verbatim coll. place:
Oceania, Melanesia, New Guinea, Lower Sepik River (donor attr.)
Culture or time period:
New Guinea, Papua Island
Materials:
Shell (animal material) and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Department:
Oceania
Dimensions:
length 50 centimeters
Loans:
S1995-1996 #16c: SFO Museum (August 26, 1996–unknown)