Spirit Canoe
ClassificationsSculpture
Culture
Iatmul
Date20th Century
Made AtEast Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
MediumWood and shell
Dimensions11 9/16 × 129 3/8 × 13 1/8 in., 2508.8 oz. (29.4 × 328.6 × 33.3 cm, 71.123 kg.)
Credit LineGift of Elaine Irell
Object number95.31.1
DescriptionThis carved wood spirit canoe comes from the Iatmul people residing in the middle Sepik River region of the East Sepik Province in Papua New Guinea. The carving depicts several figures inside of the canoe, with an ornate design on the exterior.On View
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