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Object numberIPSMG:R.1950.210.15
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Institution nameIpswich Collections
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DescriptionModel of an outrigger canoe made of wood, cowrie shells and coconut fibre lashing. Grooved designs of lines and cross-hatching. Donated by Miss D. E. M. Mathew, collected by Captain G. F. Mathew R.N. (Paymaster in Chief) F.Z.S. F.R.G.S. Tied on label: '1950-210 Daniel Coll'. According to the register these objects were collected from New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands and Fiji between 1881 and 1883.
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Production placePolynesia, Niue
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Production period19th Century, late
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