Accession No
MN0241.70
Description
Rectilinear wood carving, with a carved design on one side of two crocodiles biting a central ?animal, and on the other side another ?animal at the centre, highly stylised. Could be a Papua New Guinea national emblem.
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Papua New Guinea; Sepik River
Period
Source
Poignant, Roslyn [bequeather]; Poignant, Axel [bequeather]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
MN0241.70
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wood
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Physical description)
Rectilinear wood carving, with a carved design showing two stylised crocodiles at the centre, with their tails extended towards the edges of the object. Possibly part of a canoe.
Event Date 6/4/2022
Author: Flo Sutton
Context (Acquisition Details)
Poignant donation description notes: 'SMALL Carving, possibly made for a canoe, showing 2 crocodile, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea. Purchased 1969'
Event Date 6/4/2022
Author: Flo Sutton
FM:296194
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