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Wooden canoe prow, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea.
© Australian Museum
photographer: Ms. Emma Furno
- Summary:
- E062281 - 5/8/1965, canoe prow, , , , Papua New Guinea, Pacific
- Item Name:
- canoe prow
- Label:
- This wooden canoe prow from Kanganenam village on the Sepik River in Papua New Guinea is carved to look like the head of a crocodile, the most common creature featured on a prow in the region. It is supposed to protect the canoe by fooling real crocodiles into thinking it is one of their own. It was collected in 1964 by Dr Doug Miles and Mr M Cameron during the Australian Museum's Sepik River Expedition.
- Country:
- Papua New Guinea
- Collection Area:
- Pacific
- Museum Department:
- Anthropology
- Registration Date:
- 05/08/1965
- Registration Number:
- E062281
- Associated Stories:
- TRANSPORT
Images
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Wooden canoe prow, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea.
© Australian Museum
photographer: Ms. Emma Furno
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Wooden canoe prow, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea.
© Australian Museum
photographer: Ms. Emma Furno
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Wooden canoe prow, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea.
© Australian Museum
photographer: Ms. Emma Furno
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Wooden canoe prow, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea.
© Australian Museum
photographer: Ms. Emma Furno
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Wooden canoe prow, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea.
© Australian Museum
photographer: Ms. Emma Furno
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Wooden canoe prow, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea.
© Australian Museum
photographer: Ms. Emma Furno