Bailer, probably for an Outrigger (jima ka'un)
Unidentified Murik maker, Lower Sepik River, Papua New Guineaearly-mid 20th century
Red wood garamut
Overall: 19 5/16 × 9 1/4 in. (49 × 23.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College: Harry A. Franklin Family Collection
990.54.27465
Geography/Culture
Oceania, Melanesia, Papua New Guinea
Period
20th century
Object Name
Transportation: Water
Classification
Oceania
Not on view
Provenance
Acquired by Harry A. Franklin (1903-1983), Los Angeles, California, in the 1950s; bequeathed to the Harry A. Franklin Family Collection, Los Angeles, California, 1983; given to present collection, 1990.
Old Number
O1115
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