Canoe Prow
Maker
Sepik River
(Papua New Guinea)
Date20th century
MediumWood
Dimensions6 1/2 x 6 in. (16.5 x 15.2 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of the C. Frederick and Aase B. Thompson Foundation
Object number2009.12.18
Collections
DescriptionNaturalistic rendering of a crocodile head with some inscribed details including eye and teeth. Wood shows considerable weathering.