Canoe Bow Ornament
58-17-8
From: Southwest Coast, New Guinea | New Guinea
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 58-17-8 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Asmat |
| Provenience | Southwest Coast, New Guinea | New Guinea |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood | Pigment |
| Description | Light wood. Carved in full relief with many open spaces giving a filigree-like appearance. Recognizable motifs are a human figure at one end and a bird (hornbill?) at the smaller end. Painted white (lime) with the shallow engraved lines and body and facial features accentuated by red; bird's body also shows traces of black (charcoal?). |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Harry B. Wright, 1958 |
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