Massim
Canoe Splashboard (Lagim)
1899-1954
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Massim
Canoe Splashboard (Lagim)
1899-1954
Physical Qualities
Wood, pigment, 19 1/2 x 26 x 1 3/4 in. (49.6 x 66 x 4.5 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Alan Wurtzburger
Object Number
1955.251.106
Unidentified Massim Artist
Canoe Splashboard (Lagim)
First half of 20th century
Milne Bay, Milne Bay Province,
Papua New Guinea
Wood, pigment
Gift of Alan Wurtzburger, BMA 1955.251.106
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1955; Alan Wurtzburger
"The Alan Wurtzburger Collection of Oceanic Art", January 7th-March 4th 1956, Baltimore Museum of Art.
"Massim Area Show", February 11th-March 4th 1964, The Museum of Primitive Art, NYC.
"The Sculpture of Primitive People", October 23rd-December 11th 1966, Mary Washington College Virginia.
"Massim Area Show", February 11th-March 4th 1964, The Museum of Primitive Art, NYC.
"The Sculpture of Primitive People", October 23rd-December 11th 1966, Mary Washington College Virginia.
Douglas F. Fraser & Paul S. Wingret, "The Wurtzburger Collection of Oceanic Art" , BMA 1956 pg 32. cat no. 106.
Kinsman, Robert D. "The Sculpture of Primitive People". Mary Washington College . 1966. pg 20. cat no. 96
On View at the BMA
