Canoe Bow
| Object Number: | 29-50-625 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | New Guinea Angelmann |
| Section: | Oceanian |
| Materials: | Wood Shell |
| Iconography: | Crocodile Woman Hornbill |
| Length: | 152.4 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Max Boehmig through Emil Roehrig (Barthels Mfg. Co.), 1924 |
| Other Number: | 2 - Other Number |
Description
Carved in the form of a crocodile with the end of its tail resting against the back of a female figure which faced the stern of the canoe. On top of the crocodile's head are carved a human mask and a human head (high relief), and between them a hornbill (in the round)
Bibliography:
| [Book] Wingert, Paul S., and Linton, Ralph. 1946. Arts of the South Seas.. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p.112 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Davidson, Daniel S. 1947. "The Oceanic Collections of the University Museum". The University Museum Bulletin. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 12. no. 3-4. pg. 1-109 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 50, Fig. 8 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Wardwell, Allen. 1971. The Art of the Sepik River.. The Art Institute of Chicago. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 70 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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