Collection Online
Medium
earth pigment on wood, cone shells (Conus sp.), fibre
Measurements
61.0 × 22.5 × 20.5 cm
Place/s of Execution
Middle Sepik River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
Accession Number
O.17-1993
Department
Pacific Art
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Russell Zeeng, 1993
© the artists
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
Carved standing figure on a done base, elongated base, prominent nose with an extension joined to the adbomen, rounded shoulder, arms bent upwards and rested on the nose extension. Carved hairpiece or cape extending down the lower back. Decorations of fibre and pigments.