Collector:

Dr. William L. Abbott  Search this

Donor Name:

Dr. William L. Abbott  Search this

Culture:

Papuan  Search this

Object Type:

Canoe Ornament

Place:

Wakde Islands, Irian Jaya (Western New Guinea/Papua), Indonesia, Melanesia

Accession Date:

1 Jun 1914

Collection Date:

1914

Notes:

Listed on page 103 in "The Exhibits of the Smithsonian Institution at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, California, 1915", in section "Arts of the New Guinea Tribes".

From catalog card: "carved and painted wood; for canoe prow."

Record Last Modified:

22 Feb 2022

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

056963

USNM Number:

E283872-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/301aec1a9-964f-42cd-a829-3decf2b70606

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8383479