IDNO

T.68692.MFL

Description

A finely carved prow on a canoe kept under a house in Swagup village [Andrew Moutu 20/02/04]

The inscription identifies this as a slit drum, although it does indeed look like the end of a canoe. [Mark Elliott 09/03/04]

Place

Oceania Melanesia; Papua New Guinea; East Sepik; Swagup

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

None

Collector / Expedition

Date

15 June 1967

Collection Name

Macfarlane Collection

Source

Macfarlane, Alan

Format

Transparency

Primary Documentation

Other Information

T.67481 to T.68999 and T.74937 to T.74998 were found in the box now numbered C494/.
T.68682 to T.68705 were found in the plastic slide sheet now numbered C494/62/.

This catalogue record has been updated with the support of the Getty Grant Program One. [Mark Elliott 09/03/04].