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Man with crocodile

Biwat people, Yuat River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
Man with crocodile
 (mid 20th century)

Medium
earthenware, pigment

Measurements
37.3 × 16.4 × 25.0 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1965
© the artists

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Biwat village, Yuat River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea

Accession Number
D84-1971

Department
Pacific Art

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Physical description
A figure of a man wearing a small hat with a depressed top and seated on a flat base. A crocodile clings to his back. The figure has bent arms, hands placed on hips. Prominent pierced nose, bulging eyes, protruding lips and deep mouth. Decorative groved patterns on figure and crocodile.

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