Canoe Bailer

From the 'Massim' region: Kiriwina (Trobriand) Islands.

Carved wooden bailer, cylindrical in shape with the central interior and end carved round; the one end is vertically flat. Extending from the back wall is cylindrical shaped handle with an incised human end on the tip. There is another similar structure along the flat end of the bailer with a more elongated head at the tip. Along the top edge is a repeating z-like shaped pattern with rounded corners.