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Title

Yena (yam cult head)

mid 20th century
collected 1961

Artist

Kwoma people

Papua New Guinea

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  • Details

    Place where the work was made
    Ambunti Mountains (Washkuk Hills) → East Sepik Province → Papua New Guinea
    Cultural origin
    Kwoma people
    Dates
    mid 20th century
    collected 1961
    Media category
    Ceremonial object
    Materials used
    wood, white, red ochre and black pigments
    Dimensions
    92.5 x 20.0 x 7.0 cm
    Credit
    Purchased 1976
    Location
    Not on display
    Accession number
    159.1976
    Artist information
    Kwoma people

    Works in the collection

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  • Exhibition history

    Shown in 1 exhibition

    • Melanesian Art, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 20 Apr 1966–22 May 1966

  • Bibliography

    Referenced in 1 publication

    • Tony Tuckson, Melanesian art, Sydney, 1966, 13. cat.no. 148, 'Head on stake. Nose, eyes and mouth in relief. Wood, some red pigment. Head 18h, overall 36½h. Washkuk, Sepik River. Coll: S.G. Moriarty. S73'.

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