Mariadagwa, ridge post
(c. 1969)

Yarbasuga clan, Iatmul people, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea

Medium: earth pigments on wood, fibre, shell, cane
Measurements: 413.0 × 132.5 × 53.0 cm
Place/s of Execution: Sortmeri village, Central Iatmul, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
Accession Number: 2004.349
Department: Pacific Art
Credit Line: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through the NGV Foundation by Ed and Alice-Anne Boylan, Fellows, 2004
© the artists
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
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Gallery location: Not on display
Physical description: This ridge post was owned and collectively carved by the Yarbasuga clan (named after their principle totem - erima wood). The post had a personal name - Mariadagwa and originally had a gable figure mounted on the top whose name was Wumbuinabi.