Title
Konguwavi (gable finial of men's house)
mid 20th century
collected 1961
Artist
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Details
- Other Titles
- Gable-top decoration
Roof finial
Roof ridge ornament - Place where the work was made
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Aibom Village
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Chambri Lake
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Middle Sepik River
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East Sepik Province
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Papua New Guinea
- Cultural origin
- Iatmul people
- Dates
- mid 20th century
collected 1961 - Media categories
- Ceramic , Sculpture
- Materials used
- earthenware, modelled, dried sago leaf fibre, white and black earth pigments
- Dimensions
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58.4 x 27.0 cm
:
0 - Whole, 58.4 cm (23")
0 - Whole, 27 cm (10 5/8")
- Credit
- Purchased 1976
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 152.1976
- Copyright
- Artist information
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Iatmul people
Works in the collection
- Share
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Exhibition history
Shown in 1 exhibition
Sospen Graun: traditional pottery of Papua New Guinea, Djamu Gallery, Sydney, 04 Mar 2000–28 Aug 2000
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Bibliography
Referenced in 2 publications
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Art Gallery of New South Wales (Editor), Catalogue of acquisitions 1976, Sydney, 1976, 92 (illus.). cat.no. 283
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Natalie Wilson, Look, 'Focus on Oceanic Art: a new display and a conference', pg. 32-33, Sydney, Oct 2009, 32, 33 (colour illus.).
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