The George Brown Collection
Inventory No H0138772
Object Name CARVING
Local Name
Collector Name REV GEORGE BROWN
Location TROBRIAND ISLANDS - KIRIWINA
Date of Coll. 1860-1907
Category CARVING
Materials EBONY, WOOD, LIME, RED COLOURING
Dimensions height: 5.0 cm / width: 5.8 cm / depth: 30.7 cm / weight: 390.0 g
Description BLACK WOODEN CARVING IN THE FORM OF A CANOE. DECORATED WITH INCISED CURVILINEAR AND ZOOMORPHIC DESIGNS COLOURED RED AND WHITE. POSSIBLY A MORTAR OR A FOOD DISH.
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