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Canoe finial

Trobriands islands, Massim, Papua New Guinea
20th century

Dimensions Legacy: 27 1/4 in.
Credit Line Bequest of William E. Teel
Accession Number2014.212
ClassificationsSculpture

Provenance1930s, said to have been acquired in Papua New Guinea. September, 1991, sold by Channing, Dale, Throckmorton, Santa Fe, NM, to William and Bertha Teel, Marblehead, MA; 2014, bequest of William Teel to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 26, 2014)