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Buka and Buka Island

Ceremonial Canoe Paddle

Buka Island, 1867-1899

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Ceremonial Canoe Paddle

Buka and Buka Island

Ceremonial Canoe Paddle

Ceremonial Canoe Paddle

Buka Island, 1867-1899

Physical Qualities Wood, paint, L. 55 1/2 in. (141 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Alan Wurtzburger
Object Number 1955.251.139
Unidentified Artist Ceremonial Canoe Paddle Late 19th century Buka Island, Autonomous Region of Bougainsville, Papua New Guinea Wood, paint Gift of Alan Wutzburger, BMA 1955.251.139
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1955; Alan Wurtzburger
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Douglas F. Fraser & Paul S. Wingret, "The Wurtzburger Collection of Oceanic Art" , BMA 1956 pg. 35. cat no. 139.
Howarth, Crispin, and Deborah Waite. Varilaku: Pacific Arts from the Solomon Islands. National Gallery of Australia, 2011.

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