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Ancestor figure
(early 20th century)

Medium
earth pigments on wood, mother-of-pearl

Measurements
31.5 × 10.0 × 11.5 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Miss Ola Cohn, 1956

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Sepik River, Papua New Guinea

Accession Number
1635-D4

Departments
Oceanic Sculpture / Pacific Art

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Physical description
A carved figure with a rhombic shaped head seated on a circular mount base. Prominent nose with pierced hole, carved oval shaped eyes set with mother of pearls, sprouting lips, mouth slit with tongue slightly poking out, and half moon shaped ears pierced. Traces of pigment.