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New Guinea Canoe Prow

Hand Carved Wood Canoe Prow from Papua New Guinea
Located in Atlanta, GA
mouth. Villagers in Papua New Guinea would adorn their canoes with such prows as they traveled the
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Animal Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Hand Carved Wood Canoe Prow from Papua New Guinea
Hand Carved Wood Canoe Prow from Papua New Guinea
$1,820
H 29 in W 45.25 in D 13.5 in

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Papuan canoe prow with stand.
Located in Atlanta, GA
Papua New Guinea.
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20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Papuan canoe prow with stand.
Papuan canoe prow with stand.
H 17 in W 21 in D 8 in
Canoe Prow in the Style of Papua New Guinea
Located in Milford, NH
canoe in the style of Papua New Guinea . The prow is in the form of a stylized crocodile head with birds
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20th Century Papua New Guinean Other Tribal Art

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Hand Carved Crocodile Wood Boat Prow from a Papua New Guinea Village Canoe
Located in Atlanta, GA
textured skin of the crocodile. Villagers in Papua New Guinea would adorn their canoes with such prows as
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20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Animal Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Large Oceanic Papua New Guinea Tribal Prow on Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large-sized Papua New Guinea carved canoe prow from the Upper Sepik River region on custom stand
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20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Mounted Objects

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Metal

Antique Hand Carved Crocodile Head Canoe Prow
Located in Forney, TX
A remarkable hand carved wooden crocodile canoe prow figure, collected from the Central Sepik River
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Antique Late 19th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Papaua New Guinea Canoe Prow
Located in Houston, TX
Interesting wooden canoe prow from Papaua New Guinea depicting a grasshopper.Traces of original
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20th Century Papua New Guinean Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Paint

Papaua New Guinea Canoe Prow
Papaua New Guinea Canoe Prow
H 15.5 in W 32.5 in D 8 in

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