canoe ornament
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Wooden canoe prow ornament. Solomon Islands.
© Australian Museum
photographer: Ms. Emma Furno
- Summary:
- H000323 - 2/3/1895, canoe ornament, , New Georgia Islands, Western Province, Solomon Islands, Pacific
- Item Name:
- canoe ornament
- Label:
- This war canoe prow figurehead is called a toto isu in the Western District of the Solomon Islands. Its functions are to ensure success in warfare and deter water spirits from causing the wind and waves to overturn the canoe. This figurehead is believed to have been made in the New Georgia Group of the Western District of the Solomon Islands. The New South Wales Government donated it to the Museum in 1895.
- Keywords:
- art
- ancestral spirit
- warfare
- transport
- Region:
- New Georgia Islands
- Province/State:
- Western Province
- Country:
- Solomon Islands
- Collection Area:
- Pacific
- Museum Department:
- Anthropology
- Registration Date:
- 02/03/1895
- Registration Number:
- H000323
- Associated Stories:
- Banks collection - history of acquisition
- TRANSPORT
Images
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Wooden canoe prow ornament. Solomon Islands.
© Australian Museum
photographer: Ms. Emma Furno
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Wooden canoe prow ornament. Solomon Islands.
© Australian Museum
photographer: Ms. Emma Furno
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Wooden canoe prow ornament. Solomon Islands.
© Australian Museum
photographer: Ms. Emma Furno