Seated figure
(c. 1950)
Medium
wood, earth pigment
Measurements
21.0 × 5.5 × 8.8 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Dr Clive Stephen through the National Gallery Society of Victoria, 1953
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Woodlark Island, Trobriand Islands, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea
Accession Number
1362-D4
Departments
Oceanic Sculpture / Pacific Art
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Physical description
Carved in profile, a figure seated on a small rectangular, rounded head with projecting jaws, stylised arms, thin and bent elbows supporting the jaw and resting on bent knees. Incised patterns heightened with lime.