WORLD CULTURES : OCEANIA
- Object Name
- Prow ornament
- Description
- This prow ornament came from the Solomon Islands canoe and it was given to the Ulster Museum by the widow of Rear-Admiral Casement, the donor of the Solomon Islands canoe, many years after his death, therefore it may be linked to canoe BELUM.C963. Dr D. Waite of Hawaii feels the style of carving also is probably from that island. These figures were attached to the prow of a canoe just above the water line to warn of approaching danger.
- Place Collected
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- Catalogue Number
- BELUM.C400.1931
- Notes
- National Museums NI
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