Female Nokwi yam harvest spirit named Naniikwi

Female Nokwi yam harvest spirit named Naniikwi
(c. 1940)

Artist/s name
Latay
Kwoma people, Yaganaka Nediikawek clan, Bangwis village, Washkuk Hills, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea


Medium
earth pigments on wood, sap
Measurements
96.1 x 30.4 x 13.3 cm
Place/s of Execution
Bangwis village, Washkuk Hills, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
Accession Number
2001.438
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased through the NGV Foundation with the assistance of The Thomas William Lasham Fund, Founder Benefactor, 2001
Gallery Location
Level 3, NGV International
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