Carving
- Object Name:
- Carving
- Object ID:
- 1987.070.90
- Place of Origin:
- New Guinea
- Date:
- circa 1942
- Description:
- Wood carving. Model canoe carved in New Guinea. Wood, medium brown wood, fully carved in shape of a miniature canoe. Highly decorated at ends and along rim. Unidentified carved shapes, with white pigment inlay. Light coating of orange pigment covers top.
- Material:
- Wood
- Dimensions:
- H-2.25 W-3.75 L-18.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Uniforms, equipment, and memorabilia belonging to Col. Frederick M. Wood of the New Hampshire National Guard's 197th Coast Artillery (AA), which served in the Pacific during World War II.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Frederick M. Wood
- People:
- Wood, Frederick M. (1912-2008)
- Subjects:
- Carvings, Wood carvings, Canoes
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