Title
Gable mask
early 20th century-mid 20th century
collected 1950s
Artist
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Details
- Place where the work was made
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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
- early 20th century-mid 20th century
collected 1950s - Media categories
- Sculpture , Botanical material
- Materials used
- kwila wood, natural pigments
- Dimensions
- 94.0 x 36.0 x 19.0 cm
- Credit
- Purchased 1976
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 156.1976
- Copyright
- Artist information
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Iatmul people
Works in the collection
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Exhibition history
Shown in 4 exhibitions
The 'Moriarty' exhibition, Manly Art Gallery and Museum, Manly, 01 Nov 1964–31 Dec 1964
Melanesian Art, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 20 Apr 1966–22 May 1966
Art of Oceania: Seventh Adelaide Festival of Arts 1972, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, 03 Mar 1972–25 Mar 1972
Melanesian art: redux, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 17 Nov 2018–17 Feb 2019
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Bibliography
Referenced in 3 publications
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Art Gallery of New South Wales (Editor), Catalogue of acquisitions 1976, Sydney, 1976, 93 (illus.). cat.no. 287
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Ian North (Editor), Special exhibitions at the Art Gallery of South Australia: Seventh Adelaide Festival of Arts 1972, Adelaide, 1972. cat.no. 187
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Tony Tuckson, Melanesian art, Sydney, 1966, 11. cat.no. 92
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