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Canoe prow figure

19th century
Object PlaceSolomon Islands
Medium/TechniqueWood, shell
DimensionsLegacy: 8 3/4 in.
Credit LineBequest of William E. Teel
Accession number2014.143
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSculpture
Provenance1902, said to have been acquired in Papua New Guinea and taken to Europe. 1979, acquired from an unknown European dealer by Wayne Heathcote, New York; April 28, 1979, sold by Wayne Heathcote to William and Bertha Teel, Marblehead, MA; 2014, bequest of William Teel to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 26, 2014)

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