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Seated figure

Massim people, Woodlark Island, Trobriand Islands, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea
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

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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

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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.

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