Watercraft, Papua New Guinea, Lower Sepik River

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Item X 31967 Canoe prow shield. Manambu. Middle Sepik River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. pre 1919

Summary

These 'shields' were placed on the prow of large canoes used in fighting. It is thought that they have protective qualities.

Physical Description

A canoe prow shield made of palm spathes lashed to a frame, with a carved and painted wooded mask attached in the middle.

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Object/Medium

Canoe prow shield
Maker

Unknown
Cultural Groups

Manambu
Locality

Middle Sepik River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
Date Produced

pre 1919
Collector

Brigadier General G W. Johnston
Date Collected

1919
Object Measurements

820 mm (Length), 770 mm (Width), 140 mm (Height)
Keywords

Watercraft, Carving
Collection Names

War Museum Collection
Type of item

Object
Discipline

Anthropology
Category

First Peoples
Collecting Areas

Pacific Cultures

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Item X 31967 Canoe prow shield. Manambu. Middle Sepik River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. pre 1919

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