Title

Wooden figure of a sea spirit, with head in the form of a shark, from the Solomon Islands. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Wooden figure of a sea spirit, with head in the form of a shark, from San Cristobel Island, in the Solomon Islands. From the British Museum's collection.

Date

Nov 30, 1999

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/CM Dixon

Reference

HRM19B79_306

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,3Mb (1,8Mb) / 11,2in x 17,4in / 3364 x 5229 (300dpi)

Keywords

close up wood fish head sitting figure museum spirit color colour shark wooden British Museum image studio shot artefact close-up artifact Solomon Islands aquatic life black background CM Dixon Solomon Islander TGN object wood Unknown Dixon CM animal likeness CM Dixon Mike Dixon San Cristobel Island sea spirit CM Dixon wood object