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Canoe Bailer, 20th Century
Massim culture; Gawa or Iwa, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, …
Canoe Bailer
Canoe Bailer, 20th Century
Massim culture; Gawa or Iwa, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, …
Canoe Bailer, 20th Century Massim culture; Gawa or Iwa, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia, Oceania Wood; 4 × 5 1/2 × 16 in. 2014.12.20 Collected on behalf of the Bowers Museum by the Roski-Keller-Martin Expedition

Canoe Bailer

ClassificationsTools and Equipment-bailers
Culture Massim
Date20th Century
Made AtMilne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea
Collection SiteMilne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea
MediumWood
Dimensions4 × 5 1/2 × 16 in. (10.2 × 14 × 40.6 cm)
Credit LineCollected on behalf of the Bowers Museum by the Roski-Keller-Martin Expedition
Object number2014.12.20
DescriptionCanoe bailers are used to remove water that canoes take at sea. As with all other elements of kula canoes, bailers are carved with complex, meaningful designs.
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