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Belt

Papuan Gulf, Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea
Belt
 (c. 1900)

Medium
earth pigments on wood

Measurements
9.1 × 24.5 × 19.5 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mrs Hilda Richards, 1973

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Papuan Region, Papua New Guinea

Accession Number
ETH14-1973

Department
Pacific Art

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Physical description
Carved with ancestor bent-knee and arm figure, head well defined; traces of lime between raised designs. Many lines have zigzag edges, the figure is part of an overall pattern. Traces of pigment.

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