A Solomon Islands canoe prow ornament Melanesia wood

A Solomon Islands canoe prow ornament

Melanesia

wood, carved a head with hands under the chin, with shell eyes, black and lime staining,

14.8cm high.

Provenance

Wilfred Fowler, District Officer on Ysabel (Santa Isabel), Solomon Islands in 1929 - 1931 and author of This Island's Mine, 1959, an autobiographical account of his time on the island.