Casket
67-5-127
From: Solomon Islands | Santa Ana, Solomon Islands
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 67-5-127 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Solomon Islands | Santa Ana, Solomon Islands |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood | Shell | Pigment |
| Description | Carved figure of mythical shark of the iri species holding human figure in jaws. Detachable dorsal and pectoral fins. Chamber for bones in one side. Stained black, with shell inlay and painted dorsal and ventral fin spines. Represents the man Okua, who was killed by a shark off Santa Ana about 1946-1948. Carver: Tarofinmana, of Natagera, Santa Ana. |
| Height | 69 cm |
| Length | 172 cm |
| Width | 82 cm |
| Credit Line | William Kohler Expedition; William H. Davenport, 1967 |
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