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Canoe ornament, 19th–early 20th century
Wood, pigment
37 cm (14 9/16 in.)

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Artist Biography: (none) PROVENANCE: "S.G. Moriarty Collection, Sydney, Australia." (Catalogue #22, New Guinea Art: Masterpieces from the Jolika Collection of Marcia and John Friede, 2005, Volume 2, p. 87.) PUBLICATIONS: 2005 - "Eccentric and seemingly amusing carvings are often encountered in the Aitape area. Biró, 1899, pl. x, illustrates a related figure. It is also published in Bodrogi, 1981, vol. 1, no. 35." (Catalogue #22, New Guinea Art: Masterpieces from the Jolika Collection of Marcia and John Friede, 2005, Volume 2, p. 87.)

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