Prauwversiering
Asmat decorated the prow of a canoe with carvings, often an ancestral figure or headhunters symbol which should protect the warriors during the headhunting trip. In this prow a mother with her child on her back and a human figure in the form of a praying mantis are depicted.
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Prauwversiering
Asmat decorated the prow of a canoe with carvings, often an ancestral figure or headhunters symbol which should protect the warriors during the headhunting trip. In this prow a mother with her child on her back and a human figure in the form of a praying mantis are depicted.
description
Asmat decorated the prow of a ...... a praying mantis are depicted.
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Asmat versierden de voorsteven ...... n een bidsprinkhaan afgebeeld.
De versierde voorsteven wordt ...... verscheepten deze naar Europa.
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The decorated prow is consider ...... ff and shipped this to Europe.
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identifier
subject
title
Prauwversiering
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Prow ornament
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type
prauwvoorsteven
created
extent
45 x 184 x 17 cm
spatial
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11840/758717
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http://collectie.wereldculture ...... ges/RV//3070-503.jpg&cache=yes
http://collectie.wereldculture ...... s/RV//3070-503_a.jpg&cache=yes
provider
Stichting Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen
rights
CC-BY-SA 4.0