Model of an Outrigger Canoe, 20th Century
Massim culture; Gawa, Milne Bay Province, Papua New …

Model Canoe

ClassificationsSculpture-models

Culture Massim

Date20th Century

Made AtMilne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea

Collection SiteMilne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea

MediumWood and fiber

Dimensionswithout sail: 7 1/4 × 39 1/2 × 15 in. (18.4 × 100.3 × 38.1 cm)

Credit LineCollected on behalf of the Bowers Museum by the Roski-Keller-Martin Expedition

Object number2014.12.1

DescriptionModels such as these were created as children’s toys, for ceremonial purposes, or for sale to tourists or non-indigenous peoples. Today, children use these models for games, including canoe races. Canoe models are valuable assets as they speak to how the larger canoes that they represent were designed and decorated.

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