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Canoe Prow Ornament

Duke of York Islands

Canoe Prow Ornament

Duke of York Islands, 1900-1932

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Duke of York Islands

Canoe Prow Ornament

Duke of York Islands, 1900-1932

Physical Qualities Wood, turbo snail opercula, pigment, 29 1/8 x 2 3/8 x 8 11/16 in. (74 x 6 x 22 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Alan Wurtzburger
Object Number 1955.251.27
In the form of a male figure
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1955; Alan Wurtzburger
"The Alan Wurtzburger Collection of Oceanic Art", January 7th-March 4th 1956, Baltimore Museum of Art
Douglas F. Fraser & Paul S. Wingret, "The Wurtzburger Collection of Oceanic Art". Baltimore Museum of Art. 1956 pg 23, cat no. 27.

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