Canoe Bailer
ClassificationsTools and Equipment-bailers
Dateearly to mid 20th Century
Made AtMilne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea
Collection SiteMilne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea
MediumWood
Dimensions5 1/2 × 17 1/2 × 7 in. (14 × 44.5 × 17.8 cm)
Credit LineAnonymous Gift
Object number2017.10.24
DescriptionCanoe Bailer collected from the Massim area on Gawa Island in the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. This object dates from the early to mid-20th Century. This bailer is used to remove water canoes take at sea. The incised designs and long handle represent the eyes and nose of a face. It is made out of dark brown wood and carved into an oval shaped bowl with its nose-like handle protruding out of the interior surface towards the center of the bowl. There is a rough incised pattern representing eyes at the end. The surface is rough.On View
Not on view
19th to 20th Century
early 20th Century
early 20th Century
mid 20th Century
300-100 BCE
