"Canoe Prow, Papua New Guinea, Oceania, Tribal Art, Oceanic Art, Marine Object"
Canoe prow in the shape of a crocodile's head. The canoe remains today the most used means of transport in the valley of the Sepik River. Most of these canoes used in the lower and middle Sepik area have a sculpted prow representing the head of a crocodile, a feared and revered animal. Wood with traces of use. Prow mounted on stand.