Medium
earth pigments on bark
Measurements
109.5 × 58.5 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1965
© the artists
Gallery location
Not on display
Place/s of Execution
Upper Sepik River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
Accession Number
D51-1971
Department
Pacific Art
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Physical description
Two panels joined with cane loops with 4 triangular faces of either zoomorphic or anthromorpic figures in centre. Painted half-herringbone in wavy and circinate patterns surrounding the faces.
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