Prow ornament

Museum number:
11-2882
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1945O
Description:
Wood carving, athroppomorphic, canoe prow ornament; 29 1/2” tall.
Donor:
John S. Hansen
Collection place:
Sepik River, Papua New Guinea
Culture or time period:
New Guinea, Papua Island
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
1.4 Transportation
Accession date:
August 8, 1945
Department:
Oceania
Loans:
S1957-1960 [XXX Wellington]: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (1957–1960), S1958-1959 #4: Winfield Scott Wellington (April 3, 1959–unknown), and S1977-1978 #50: Howe Homestead (City of Walnut Creek) (April 11, 1978–June 7, 1978)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Prow ornament, accession number 11-2882, described as Wood carving, athroppomorphic, canoe prow ornament; 29 1/2” tall.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Prow ornament, accession number 11-2882, described as Wood carving, athroppomorphic, canoe prow ornament; 29 1/2” tall.

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