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Nguzunguzu (War canoe prow figurehead)

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NameNguzunguzu (War canoe prow figurehead)

ProductionUnknown; 1800s; Solomon Islands

Classificationbows, figureheads

Materialswood

Registration NumberFE000716

Credit lineGift of Alexander Turnbull, 1913

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Category

Intended for: wars
Made of: wood
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: Alexander Turnbull