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Maker(s):	Unknown
Culture:	Oceanic; Melanesian; Iatmul
Title:	Canoe prow
Date Made:	20th century
Type:	Sculpture; Transportation
Materials:	Wood and cowrie shells
Place Made:	Oceania; Melanesia; Malay Archipelago; New Guinea; East Sepik Province; Chambri Village
Measurements:	21 x 10 x 5 in.
Accession Number:	MH 1979.30.18
Credit Line:	Gift of Mary S. Olmsted (Class of 1941)
Museum Collection:	Mount Holyoke College Art Museum

Description:
Carved wooden canoe prow in the shape of a crocodile head, with inset cowrie shells for eyes

Tags:
indigenous people

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