Splashboard (Lagim)
ClassificationsTools and Equipment-splashboards
Culture
Massim
Date20th Century
Made AtMilne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea
MediumWood
Dimensions33 1/4 × 12 1/4 × 2 in. (84.5 × 31.1 × 5.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Anne and Long Shung Shih
Object number2013.5.17
DescriptionThis is a carved wooden splashboard from the Massim area, Trobriand Islands, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia. Splashboards are placed at and enclose the ends of canoes. They offer protection from ocean spray.On View
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