Canoe Ornament (uncertain)
18220
From: Solomon Islands
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 18220 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Solomon Islands |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood | Shell | Peel |
| Description | Wooden. Large white egg cowries over top of head. Fixed in the stern of a canoe and kept there while at sea. The figure was removed and kept in the house when the canoe was landed and placed in the canoe shed. |
| Credit Line | Gift of William Pepper, 1891 |
| Other Number | LE704 - Other Number |
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