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Ornament for the prow of a canoe, from the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia, c1700-c1850. Inv. ET Oc,LMS.194. - This wooden carving is known by the Marquesans as tiki vaka (tiki: human figure; vaka: canoe). The carving, which represents an ancestor, was intended to serve as protection for the sailors.
Location
British Museum/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier
ART307625
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
3600px × 2700px
Photo Credit
© The Trustees of the British Museum / Art Resource, NY
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18th century CE
19th century CE
Ancestor
Polynesian Cultures
Prow
Wood
Woodcarving