Sepik River, Papua New Guinea
Fish
(c. 1950)

Medium
wood

Measurements
8.5 × 59.5 × 14.4 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
Sepik River, Papua New Guinea

Accession Number
1370-D4

Departments
Oceanic Decorative Arts / Pacific Art

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Physical description
A naturalistic fish carved from one piece of wood. The underside is flat without features, the tail carved from under block, still part of flat underside which protects past body of fish.

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Sepik River, Papua New Guinea
Fish
(c. 1950)