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Nguzunguzu (war canoe prow figurehead)

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NameNguzunguzu (war canoe prow figurehead)

ProductionUnknown; Solomon Islands

Classificationbows, figureheads

Materialswood, shell (animal material), turtle shell

Registration NumberFE003876

Credit lineGift of Lord St Oswald, 1912

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Category

Intended for: wars
Made of: wood
shell (animal material)
turtle shell
Type of: bows
figureheads
Refers to: Canoes
woodcarving
Depicts: Heads (Anatomy)
Influenced by: Melanesian
Solomon Islander

Place

Made in: Solomon Islands
Influenced by: Solomon Islands

People & Organisations

Belonged to: Baron Rowland Winn, 2nd Baron St. Oswald