Dish
(mid 20th century)
Medium
wood, earth pigment
Measurements
127.0 × 12.5 × 11.0 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1970
© the artists
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Asmat, West Papua
Accession Number
D119-1971
Department
Pacific Art
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Physical description
The dish and figure are carved from one piece of wood. The dish is a canoe shape, narrow with the inside cut out to make a shallow dish. On one end is a pointed knob, the other end has a human figure. The figure grasps the knob at the end of dish. The legs straddle the side of dish and are carved in relief.