File:Polynesia, New Zealand, Maori people, 19th century - Fishing Canoe Prow - 1967.231 - Cleveland Museum of Art.tif
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[edit]Fishing Canoe Prow
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Fishing Canoe Prow |
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| Object type | sculpture | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Intricate surface patterning characterizes Maori wood carvings. The swirls and spirals covering the face on this canoe prow replicate traditional facial tattoo patterns. Similar designs were used for post and gable figures that adorned both dwellings and compounds. |
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| Date | 1800s | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Wood with haliotis (pearl) shell inlay | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | Overall: 35.3 cm (13 7/8 in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Oceania |
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1967.231 |
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| Place of creation | Polynesia, New Zealand, Maori people, 19th century | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | The Mary Spedding Milliken Memorial Collection, Gift of William Mathewson Milliken | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | https://clevelandart.org/art/1967.231 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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