Canoe Figure Item Number: C325 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Face and arms. Wearing hat and earrings. Prominent chin. Colour: black.

History Of Use

Canoe prow figure.

Narrative

Burnett called these figures 'canoe gods', and said "When a war canoe was launched for the first time it was done over the bodies of victims, usually slaves, as an offering of their 'Mana' to the gods [the figureheads], or in other words to the Spirit of the Waters."