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Bark painting
(mid 20th century)

Medium
earth pigments on bark

Measurements
109.4 × 59.0 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1965

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Upper Sepik River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea

Accession Number
D50-1971

Department
Pacific Art

Physical description
Two bark panels joined together with cane thongs. Central designs of 3 triangular faces, anthropomorphic figures, one above the other out lined by zig zag and feathery lines. Panel filled with lines in loops and circles.