Carved canoe prow figure painted black and inlaid with mother-of-pearl

Made:
1801-1920
Carved canoe prow figure painted black and inlaid with

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Carved canoe prow figure painted black and inlaid with
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Carved canoe prow figure painted black and inlaid with mother-of-pearl, from Soloman Islands, 1801-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A39931
Materials:
wood and shell, mother-of-pearl
type:
canoe prow figures
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)