Melanesian Canoe Ornaments

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Two old Melanesian canoe ornaments. Massim canoe mast attachment in the shape of a bird, used to tie off the sail. Utian Island, Lousade Archipelago; old Humboldt Bay canoe prow with its carved gunwales; and mudfish canoe prow, lower Sepik or Chambri Lakes. David Said Collection.

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