canoe prow carving
human history
Canoe prow carving (nguzunguzu, toto isu) wood, Solomon Islands. Pres. Mrs. Barclay. Carving is of a human head with chin resting on clasped hands. Facial markings for shell inlays marked and carved, but no inlays present.
Accession number: 1928.227 Last Update: 20 Aug 2021
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nguzunguzu (Solomon Islands)
toto isu (Solomon Islands)
figurehead (English)
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1928.227
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1928
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2694 (ethnology)
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