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Nguzunguzu (War canoe prow figurehead)

Object | Part of Pacific Cultures collection

FE006585; War canoe prow figurehead (Nguzunguzu); unknown

FE006585; War canoe prow figurehead (Nguzunguzu); unknown ; view 1

FE006585; War canoe prow figurehead (Nguzunguzu); unknown ; view 3

FE006585; War canoe prow figurehead (Nguzunguzu); unknown ; view 2

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item details

NameNguzunguzu (War canoe prow figurehead)

ProductionUnknown; Solomon Islands

Classificationbows, figures

Materialswood, shell (animal material)

Registration NumberFE006585

Credit lineGift of Gisborne Art Gallery & Museum, 1975

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Category

Intended for: wars
Made of: wood
shell (animal material)
Type of: bows
figures
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: Tairāwhiti Museum Te Whare Taonga o te Tairāwhiti