About the Artwork
Canoe Prow Head
19th or 20th century
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Oceanian
Solomon islands
Wood
Overall: 25 5/8 × 3 7/8 × 7 1/2 inches (65.1 × 9.8 × 19.1 cm)
Sculpture
Oceanic Art
Gift of anonymous donor
52.233
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
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Provenance
1952-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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"Family Art Game," Detroit Free Press (June 4, 1978): p. 25 (ill.) [DIA Advertising Supplement].
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Credit Line for Reproduction
Solomon Islands, Oceanian, Canoe Prow Head, 19th or 20th century, wood. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of anonymous donor, 52.233.
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