Accession No
1927.1569 A
Description
Canoe ornament; canoe prow - From catalogue card: [one of] Two wooden fish inlaid with shell - of wood stained black. Use uncertain'. [added later:] 'These objects are similar to Z 11060 which is thought to have been a figure head for a canoe.'
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands
Period
Source
Armitage Collection; Armitage.B.W.F [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1927.1569 A
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wood; Shell
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Labels & inscriptions: A round label with metal rim attached to the fish reads: '27.1569 A-B - SOLOMON IS. - WOODEN FISH - ARMITAGE COLL.'
Event Date 9/11/2007
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
From catalogue card: [one of] Two wooden fish inlaid with shell - of wood stained black. Use uncertain'. [added later:] 'These objects are similar to Z 11060 which is thought to have been a figure head for a canoe.'
Event Date 9/11/2007
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Large bonito fish of wood stained black and decorated on each flank with two lines of inlaid triangular pearl-shell pieces. The body is carved with six rectangular cavities into which the fins were secured. Only two fins remain. The tail is broken.
Event Date 1/4/2015
Author: maa
FM:264945
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