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Finely carved Huon Gulf or Tami Island paddle with figural terminal.

Finely carved Huon Gulf or Tami Island paddle with figural terminal

Finely carved prow for a May River canoe, Upper Sepik..

Finely carved prow for a May River canoe, Upper Sepik.

Old Trobriands splashboard for a kula canoe..

Old Trobriands splashboard for a kula canoe.

Superb old Solomon Islands canoe paddle with circular hand grip.

Superb old Solomon Islands canoe paddle with circular hand grip

Extremely rare Massim canoe ornament in the shape of a bird, Utian Island , Lousade Archipelago..

Extremely rare Massim canoe ornament in the shape of a bird, Utian Island , Lousade Archipelago.

Lagim or splashboard from a Trobriands outrigger fishing canoe..

Lagim or splashboard from a Trobriands outrigger fishing canoe.
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Rare canoe prow, Wauna Village, Tanah Merah Bay, West Papua.

Rare canoe prow, Wauna Village, Tanah Merah Bay, West Papua
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Old model canoe, fine detail, Walomo Village, PNG.

Old model canoe, fine detail, Walomo Village, PNG

An exceptional Massim canoe baler from a large canoe, encrusted patination.

An exceptional Massim canoe baler from a large canoe, encrusted patination
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Very rare Mentawai male paddle with convex blade..

Very rare Mentawai male paddle with convex blade.

A powerful Iatmul prow, Middle Sepik.

A powerful Iatmul prow, Middle Sepik

Old model canoe, fine detail, Walomo Village, PNG.

Old model canoe, fine detail, Walomo Village, PNG

Antique narrow blade canoe paddle with tee-shape hand grip, S E Solomon Islands..

Antique narrow blade canoe paddle with tee-shape hand grip, S E Solomon Islands.

Old and unique bird form canoe prow, Walomo Village, PNG.

Old and unique bird form canoe prow, Walomo Village, PNG

A fine model of a Nukuoro sailing canoe, Caroline Islands, Micronesia.

A fine model of a Nukuoro sailing canoe, Caroline Islands, Micronesia

Complex and unusual old Geelvink Bay canoe prow..

Complex and unusual old Geelvink Bay canoe prow.

An intricately carved paddle blade, Sissano Lagoon, PNG..

An intricately carved paddle blade, Sissano Lagoon, PNG.
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Prow of a Trobriands fishing canoe.

Prow of a Trobriands fishing canoe

Two well used 1950s Trobriands canoe tabuya or wave splitters..

Two well used 1950s Trobriands canoe tabuya or wave splitters.

Figural terminal from a steering paddle for a seagoing canoe, Coastal Sepik.

Figural terminal from a steering paddle for a seagoing canoe, Coastal Sepik