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Details
- Place where the work was made
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East Sepik Province
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Papua New Guinea
- Cultural origin
- Sepik people (Iatmul?)
- Date
- mid 20th century
- Media category
- Sculpture
- Materials used
- wood, red and brown natural pigments, cowrie shells
- Dimensions
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78.7 cm height
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0 - Whole, 78.7 cm (31")
- Credit
- Purchased 1965
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- IA8.1965
- Copyright
- © Sepik people, under the endorsement of the Pacific Islands Museums Association's (PIMA) Code of Ethics
- Artist information
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Sepik people
Works in the collection
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Places
Where the work was made
East Sepik Province
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Exhibition history
Shown in 2 exhibitions
Art of the Pacific, Gallery Stephen Kellner, Australia, 19 Nov 1965–29 Nov 1965
Purchases and Acquisitions for 1965, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 09 Mar 1966–03 Apr 1966
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Bibliography
Referenced in 3 publications
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Gallery Stephen Kellner, Art of the Pacific, Sydney, 1965. cat.no. 32; titled 'Figure covered w. shells (totemik sign)'; price: 50 Gns.
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Daniel Thomas AM (Editor), 1965 Acquisitions, Sydney, 1965, 79. cat.no. 142
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Tony Tuckson, Aboriginal and Melanesian art, Sydney, 1973, 46. cat.no. 90; titled 'Figure'; not in exhibition
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